CVE-2016-1286

HIGHNVD 8.68.8▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 8.8 because EPSS predicts 62% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (99th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 8.6 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 62%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 62%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted signature record for a DNAME record, related to db.c and resolver.c.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.8HIGHhigh confidence
EG Risk
69
EG Risk 69/100CISA SSVC

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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation62% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
62%
EPSS %ILE
99th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: elevated) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

March 9, 2016

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

References (58)

Patch Availability(5)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulwresd (1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.8) @ trusty2026-05-22ubuntu
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 rangeFix by version rangeDependents
bind9—
  • every version up to 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6: fixed in 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
bind9—
  • every version up to 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6: fixed in 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
bind9—
  • every version up to 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6: fixed in 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
bind9—
  • every version up to 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6: fixed in 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6
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Debian:7(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
bind91:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2 ... 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u9 (12 versions)
  • every version up to 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u10: fixed in 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u10
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Debian:8(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
bind91:9.9.5.dfsg-9 ... 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u5 (6 versions)
  • every version up to 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u6: fixed in 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u6
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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 4× in last 7d / 15× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-1286?
CVE-2016-1286 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted signature record for a DNAME record, related to db.c and resolver.c.
When was CVE-2016-1286 disclosed?
CVE-2016-1286 was first published 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-2016-1286 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-1286 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (99th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-1286?
CVE-2016-1286 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 8.8 (HIGH).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-1286?
A fix for CVE-2016-1286 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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