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    CVE-2016-6173

    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.

    Published:Feb 9, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Feb 9, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.01924
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Nlnetlabs
    Product
    Nsd

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/svn/nsd/tags/NSD_4_1_11_REL/doc/RELNOTES
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/4
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678
    https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md
    https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html
    https://open.nlnetlabs.nl/pipermail/nsd-users/2016-August/002342.html
    https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs-script/show_bug.cgi?id=790
    http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/svn/nsd/tags/NSD_4_1_11_REL/doc/RELNOTES
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/4
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678
    https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md
    https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html
    https://open.nlnetlabs.nl/pipermail/nsd-users/2016-August/002342.html
    https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs-script/show_bug.cgi?id=790

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High