CVE-2016-1285

HIGHNVD 6.88.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 8.0 because EPSS predicts 59% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 1.0% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 6.8 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 59%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 59%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P4 and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4 does not properly handle DNAME records when parsing fetch reply messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed packet to the rndc (aka control channel) interface, related to alist.c and sexpr.c.

CVSS v3
6.8
EG Score
8.0(high)
EG Risk
60(Track)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity80% × 45%
Exploitation59% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
59%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 9, 2016

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

References (58)

Patch Availability(5)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntubind9 (1:9.9.5.dfsg-11ubuntu1.3) @ wily2026-05-22ubuntu
redhatbind-32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.42016-04-06redhat
redhatbind-32:9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.52016-03-31redhat
redhatbind97-32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.62016-03-16redhat
redhatbind-32:9.9.4-29.el7_2.32016-03-16redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind9—1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind9—1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind9—1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind9—1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6—
Debian:7(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind91:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2 ... 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u9 (12 versions)1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u10—
Debian:8(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind91:9.9.5.dfsg-9 ... 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u5 (6 versions)1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u6—

All Vendor Advisories

(5)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-19 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-18 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-17 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-16 02:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-15 01:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-14 13:24 UTCOSV refresh
  7. 2026-08-12 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-11 13:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-06 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-04 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-04 10:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-01 04:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-30 16:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-30 01:54 UTCOSV refresh
  15. 2026-07-30 01:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-28 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-26 14:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-25 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-23 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-23 01:21 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.20
  21. 2026-07-22 22:01 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-22 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-21 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-21 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-20 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-19 14:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-15 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-07-15 01:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-15 01:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-13 06:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-12 11:08 UTCOSV refresh
  12. 2026-07-12 05:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-12 05:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-11 08:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-09 19:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-08 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-06 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-06 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-05 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-01 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-30 23:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-28 04:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  27. 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-06-23 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-23 16:50 UTCOSV refresh
  31. 2026-06-21 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-21 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-06-18 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-06-16 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-06-16 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-06-15 17:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-14 23:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-12 23:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-12 23:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-06-11 13:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-10 22:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-06 22:29 UTCOSV refresh
  45. 2026-06-05 22:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-05 06:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-05 06:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-02 20:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-01 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-06-01 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-05-31 00:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-05-27 13:38 UTCEPSS rescore
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  54. 2026-05-22 21:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-05-22 21:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-05-22 21:12 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-05-22 21:12 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-05-22 21:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-05-21 22:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-05-20 22:37 UTCEPSS rescore
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  62. 2026-05-20 22:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-05-18 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-05-18 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-1285?
CVE-2016-1285 is a high vulnerability published on March 9, 2016. named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P4 and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4 does not properly handle DNAME records when parsing fetch reply messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed packet to the rndc (aka control channel)…
When was CVE-2016-1285 disclosed?
CVE-2016-1285 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 9, 2016, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-1285 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-1285 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 1.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-1285?
CVE-2016-1285 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 8.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2016-1285?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-1285, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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