CVE catalog
CVE-2016-6173
nsd: CVE-2016-6173
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.92% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | nsd | sid | 4.15.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | nsd | forky | 4.15.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | nsd | trixie | 4.12.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | nsd | bookworm | 4.6.1-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | nsd | pro | 4.1.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nsd | pro | 4.1.6-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nsd | pro | 4.1.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nsd | pro | 4.1.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Opensuse | nsd | tumbleweed | 4.3.7-1.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | nsd | source | sid | 4.1.11-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [830806] |
| Debian | nsd | source | forky | 4.1.11-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [830806] |
| Debian | nsd | source | trixie | 4.1.11-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [830806] |
| Debian | nsd | source | bookworm | 4.1.11-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [830806] |
| Opensuse | nsd | rpm | tumbleweed | 4.3.7-1.2 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11100-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [nsd]Fixed
Details (2)
4.6.1-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.11-1dsa · nsd · debian · bookworm; dsa · nsd · debian · 12
4.6.1-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.11-1dsa · nsd · debian · bookworm; dsa · nsd · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [nsd]Fixed
Details (2)
4.12.0-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.11-1dsa · nsd · debian · 13
4.12.0-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.11-1dsa · nsd · debian · 13
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_11100-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6173]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6173]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11100-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6173]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]