CVE-2016-6173

Published: Feb 9, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

NSD before 4.1.11 allows remote DNS master servers to cause a denial of service (/tmp disk consumption and slave server crash) via a zone transfer with unlimited data.

Affected (1)

Products: Nlnetlabs: Nsd

Nlnetlabs

1 product

Nsd

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Nlnetlabs Nsd	Up to 4.1.10

Related CWEs

CWE-399

References (16)

http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/svn/nsd/tags/NSD_4_1_11_REL/doc/RELNOTES

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://open.nlnetlabs.nl/pipermail/nsd-users/2016-August/002342.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs-script/show_bug.cgi?id=790

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking

http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/svn/nsd/tags/NSD_4_1_11_REL/doc/RELNOTES