| Name | CVE-2016-6173 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 830806 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| nsd (PTS) | buster | 4.1.26-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 4.3.5-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.6.1-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 4.8.0-1 | fixed |
| sid | 4.9.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| nsd | source | (unstable) | 4.1.11-1 | unimportant | | 830806 |
Notes
https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs-script/show_bug.cgi?id=790
Not considered a security issue due to trust relationship, see #830806