CVE-2016-2088 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting ISC BIND 9.10.x versions prior to 9.10.3-P4, specifically when DNS cookies are enabled. A remote attacker can trigger an INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit by sending a malformed packet containing multiple cookie options. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on availability, but requiring high attack complexity. While there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness. It is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and its EPSS score is relatively low, indicating a lower likelihood of exploitation in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.0:a2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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