named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P5, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P5, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of se…

published 2017-01-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9948

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 40.6%; EPSS 40.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 0; none known

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P5, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P5, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed response to an RTYPE ANY query.

Patch / fix

distros 7 links 2

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-2016-9131

bind9 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.11
bind9 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.4

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9131

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bind RHEL 7 32:9.9.4-38.el7_3.1
bind-sdb RHEL 7 32:9.9.4-38.el7_3.1
bind-libs RHEL 7 32:9.9.4-38.el7_3.1
bind-utils RHEL 7 32:9.9.4-38.el7_3.1
bind-chroot RHEL 7 32:9.9.4-38.el7_3.1
bind-pkcs11 RHEL 7 32:9.9.4-38.el7_3.1
bind-license RHEL 7 32:9.9.4-38.el7_3.1
bind-libs-lite RHEL 7 32:9.9.4-38.el7_3.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:1583 RHSA-2017:0062

bind SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +7 more 9.9.6P1-0.36.1
bind SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +6 more 9.9.9P1-53.1
bind SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12-LTSS 9.9.9P1-28.26.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:0112-1 SUSE-SU-2017:0111-1 SUSE-SU-2017:0113-1

bind openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.16.20-1.4

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10650-1

bind Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +20 more 9.10.4_p5-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2016-9131

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bind Arch Linux 9.11.0.P2-1

arch linux advisories AVG-132

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-2016-9131 updated 2026-11-04 cvss 7.5

bind: assertion failure while processing response to an ANY query

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) bind 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-utils 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-license 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-libs-lite 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) bind 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-sdb 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-pkcs11 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-sdb-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-pkcs11-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) bind 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-utils 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-license 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-libs-lite 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0062
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_3.1, bind-sdb 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-pkcs11 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-sdb-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-pkcs11-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, +1 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0062
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 Server (v. 7) bind 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-utils 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-pkcs11 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-license 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, +3 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0062
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. 7) bind-sdb 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-pkcs11 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-sdb-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-pkcs11-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-pkcs11-utils 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0062
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

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) bind 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-libs 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-utils 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-pkcs11 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-license 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) bind-sdb 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1, bind-sdb-chroot 9.9.4-38.el7_3.1
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0062
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 bind, bind97 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 bind, bind-sdb, bind-libs, bind-utils, bind-chroot
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

40.56% 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-20 Improper Input Validation

References

kb.isc.org /article/AA-01439/74/CVE-2016-9131
patch, vendor-advisory
h20566.www2.hpe.com /portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05381687
patch, third-party-advisory
security.gentoo.org /glsa/201708-01
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3758
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1583
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0062.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1037582
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/95386
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-9131
NVD CVE-2016-9131

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