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Vulnerability details: VCID-5sed-29xc-rud6
Vulnerability ID VCID-5sed-29xc-rud6
Aliases CVE-2016-6170
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in BIND, the worst of which could cause a Denial of Service condition.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.9
Risk 3.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
System Score Found at
cvssv3 6.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-6170.json
epss 0.1302 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6170
epss 0.1302 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6170
epss 0.1302 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6170
epss 0.1302 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6170
epss 0.1302 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6170
epss 0.1302 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6170
epss 0.1302 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6170
cvssv2 5.4 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 4.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6170
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6170
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-6170.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-6170
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6170
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01390
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01390/169/CVE-2016-6170
https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html
https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015073.html
https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015075.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91611
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036241
1353563 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353563
830810 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=830810
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.0:a2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.0:a2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.0:a3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.0:a3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.9:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.9:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.9:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.9:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.9:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.9:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-6170 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6170
GLSA-201610-07 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07
USN-5747-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5747-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-6170.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6170
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6170
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.94047
EPSS Score 0.1302
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:58:38.842604+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07 38.0.0