Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-6173 (CCN-114762)

Assigned:2016-07-06
Published:2016-07-06
Updated:2017-02-24
Summary:NSD before 4.1.11 allows remote DNS master servers to cause a denial of service (/tmp disk consumption and slave server crash) via a zone transfer with unlimited data.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
6.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
5.7 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-399
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-6173

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Wed, 6 Jul 2016 12:10:19 +0200
Malicious primary DNS servers can crash secondaries

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Wed, 6 Jul 2016 07:03:53 -0400 (EDT)
Re: Malicious primary DNS servers can crash secondaries

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/svn/nsd/tags/NSD_4_1_11_REL/doc/RELNOTES

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20160706 Malicious primary DNS servers can crash secondaries

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20160706 Re: Malicious primary DNS servers can crash secondaries

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
91678

Source: CCN
Type: BID-91678
Multiple DNS Servers Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
nsd-cve20166173-dos(114762)

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md

Source: MLIST
Type: Third Party Advisory
[dns-operations] 20160704 DNS activities in Japan

Source: MLIST
Type: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
[nsd-users] 20160809 NSD 4.1.11

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking
https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs-script/show_bug.cgi?id=790

Source: CCN
Type: NLnet Labs Web site
NSD

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:nlnetlabs:name_server_daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.1.10)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:113042
    P
    		nsd-4.3.7-1.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-01-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:106482
    P
    		nsd-4.3.7-1.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-10-01
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201661730000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6173 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - negligible.
    2017-02-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20166173000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6173 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2017-02-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20166173000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6173 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - negligible.
    2017-02-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20166173000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6173 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - negligible.
    2017-02-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201661730000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6173 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - negligible.
    2017-02-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20166173000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6173 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - negligible.
    2017-02-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201661730000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6173 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - negligible.
    2017-02-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20166173000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6173 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - negligible.
    2017-02-09
    BACK
    nlnetlabs nsd *
    nlnetlabs nsd 3.2.1