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CVE-2016-9444

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 crafted DS resource record in an answer.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from isc organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2017-01-12T06:59:00.327

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	isc	bind	9.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.0.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.0.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.0.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.0.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.0.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.0.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.0.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.0.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.0.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.1.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.7	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.7	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.7	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.7	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.8	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.9	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.2.9	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.3.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.4.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.5.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.6.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.7.7	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.8.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.8.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.8.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.8.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.8.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.8.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.8.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.8.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.8	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.8	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.8	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.8	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.8	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.8	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.8	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.8	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.8	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.8	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.9	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.9	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.9	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.9	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.9	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.9.9	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.10.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.11.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.11.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.11.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.11.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.11.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.11.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.11.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	9.11.0	Yes

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0062.html ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3758 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95393 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037582 ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1583 ([email protected])
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05381687 ([email protected])
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01441/74/CVE-2016-9444 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01 ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/ ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0062.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3758 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95393 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037582 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1583 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05381687 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01441/74/CVE-2016-9444 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For isc's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.