{"cve":"CVE-2016-2776","nvd":{"published":"2016-09-28T10:59:00.157","modified":"2026-06-17T00:44:22.717","status":"Modified","description":"buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9 before 9.9.9-P3, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P3, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0rc3 does not properly construct responses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted query.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1944.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1945.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2099.html","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html"],"products":["hp:hp-ux","isc:bind","oracle:linux","oracle:solaris","oracle:vm_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-2776","score":0.89482,"percentile":0.99786,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}