named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P4, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P4, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of se…

published 2016-11-02 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9689

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 38.7%; EPSS 38.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 0; none known

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P4, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P4, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNAME record in the answer section of a response to a recursive query, related to db.c and resolver.c.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 7

isc bind 9.9.9, 9.10.4

debian ubuntu red hat suse opensuse alpine arch linux

bind9 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-11

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8864

bind9 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.10
bind9 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8864

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

bind97 RHEL 5 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.9
bind97-libs RHEL 5 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.9
bind97-utils RHEL 5 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.9
bind97-chroot RHEL 5 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.9
bind RHEL 7 32:9.9.4-38.el7_3
bind-sdb RHEL 7 32:9.9.4-38.el7_3
bind-libs RHEL 7 32:9.9.4-38.el7_3
bind-utils RHEL 7 32:9.9.4-38.el7_3

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:1583 RHSA-2016:2871 RHSA-2016:2142 RHSA-2016:2615 RHSA-2016:2141

bind SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +7 more 9.9.6P1-0.33.1
bind SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP1 +6 more 9.9.9P1-49.1
bind SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12-LTSS 9.9.9P1-28.23.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:2706-1 SUSE-SU-2016:2697-1 SUSE-SU-2016:2697-2 SUSE-SU-2016:2696-1

bind openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.10.3P4-21.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10467-1

bind Alpine 3.3, Alpine 3.2 9.10.4_p4-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2016-8864

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

bind Arch Linux 9.11.0.P1-1

arch linux advisories AVG-59

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-8864 updated 2026-11-04 cvss 7.5

bind: assertion failure while handling responses containing a DNAME answer

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 bind
affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) bind 9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.11, bind97 9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.9, bind-sdb 9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.11, bind-libs 9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.11, bind-utils 9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.11, bind97-libs 9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.9, +4 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) bind 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-utils 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-license 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-libs-lite 9.9.4-38.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) bind 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-sdb 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-pkcs11 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-sdb-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-pkcs11-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) bind 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-utils 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-license 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-libs-lite 9.9.4-38.el7_3
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2615
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.2) bind 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-libs 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-utils 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-license 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-libs-lite 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1583
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) bind 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-sdb 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-pkcs11 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-sdb-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-pkcs11-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3, +1 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2615
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.2) bind 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-sdb 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-chroot 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-pkcs11 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-sdb-chroot 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-pkcs11-libs 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, +1 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1583
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) bind 9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.11, bind-sdb 9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.11, bind-libs 9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.11, bind-utils 9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) bind 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-libs 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-utils 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) bind 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-sdb 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-chroot 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) bind 9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.11, bind97 9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.9, bind97-libs 9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.9, bind-chroot 9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.11, bind97-utils 9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.9, bind97-chroot 9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.9, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) bind 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-libs 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-utils 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.7) bind 9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.9, bind-libs 9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.9, bind-utils 9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.9
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2871

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) bind 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-sdb 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-chroot 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional EUS (v. 6.7) bind 9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.9, bind-sdb 9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.9, bind-chroot 9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.9
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2871
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) bind 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-libs 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-utils 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-chroot 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) bind 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-utils 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-pkcs11 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-license 9.9.4-38.el7_3, +3 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2615
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.2) bind 9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.6, bind-libs 9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.6, bind-utils 9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.6, bind-chroot 9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.4) bind 9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6_4.10, bind-libs 9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6_4.10, bind-utils 9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6_4.10, bind-chroot 9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6_4.10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.5) bind 9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.5, bind-libs 9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.5, bind-utils 9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.5, bind-chroot 9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.6) bind 9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.7, bind-libs 9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.7, bind-utils 9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.7, bind-chroot 9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) bind 9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.9, bind-libs 9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.9, bind-utils 9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.9, bind-chroot 9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.9
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2871
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) bind 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-libs 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-utils 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-chroot 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-pkcs11 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-license 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, +3 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1583
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) bind-sdb 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) bind-sdb 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-pkcs11 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-sdb-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-pkcs11-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-pkcs11-utils 9.9.4-38.el7_3
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2615
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.2) bind 9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.6, bind-sdb 9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.4) bind 9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6_4.10, bind-sdb 9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6_4.10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.5) bind 9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.5, bind-sdb 9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.6) bind-sdb 9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.7) bind-sdb 9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.9
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2871
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.2) bind-sdb 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-pkcs11 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-sdb-chroot 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-pkcs11-libs 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6, bind-pkcs11-utils 9.9.4-29.el7_2.6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1583
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 6.5) bind 9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.5, bind-sdb 9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 6.6) bind-sdb 9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 6.5) bind 9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.5, bind-libs 9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.5, bind-utils 9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.5, bind-chroot 9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 6.6) bind 9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.7, bind-libs 9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.7, bind-utils 9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.7, bind-chroot 9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.7
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2871
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) bind 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-libs 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-utils 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3, bind-chroot 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) bind 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-utils 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-pkcs11 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-license 9.9.4-38.el7_3, +3 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2615
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) bind-sdb 9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2141
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) bind-sdb 9.9.4-38.el7_3, bind-sdb-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2615

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Exploit prediction

38.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-617 Reachable Assertion

References

rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2871.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3703
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
security.freebsd.org /advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:34.bind.asc
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1583
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2141.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-26
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2142.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2615.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
kb.isc.org /article/AA-01434
vendor-advisory
kb.isc.org /article/AA-01438
broken-link
securitytracker.com /id/1037156
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/
third-party-advisory
kb.isc.org /article/AA-01435
broken-link
kb.isc.org /article/AA-01437
broken-link
kb.isc.org /article/AA-01436
broken-link
securityfocus.com /bid/94067
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
h20566.www2.hpe.com /portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05381687
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-8864
NVD CVE-2016-8864

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary