DNS: ISC BIND DNS Cookie Assertion Failure Denial of Service

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against ISC BIND. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.

Extended Description

resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4, when DNS cookies are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed packet with more than one cookie option.

Affected Products

Isc bind

References

CVE: CVE-2016-2088

Short Name
DNS:ISC-BIND-DOS
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
DNS
Keywords
Assertion BIND CVE-2016-2088 Cookie DNS Denial Failure ISC Service of
Release Date
04/05/2016
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3337
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Isc

CVSS Score

4.3

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