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CVE-2016-2776

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 89.48% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-09-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2016-2776
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
89.48%

Original Filing — NVD 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.