--- title: "CVE-2016-2775: A query name which is too long can cause a segmentation fault in lwresd" slug: "aa-01393" description: "If the lightweight resolver is asked to resolve a query name which, when combined with a search list entry, exceeds the maximum allowable length, the server can terminate due to an error." updated: 2018-11-16T14:59:00Z published: 2018-11-16T14:59:00Z canonical: "kb.isc.org/aa-01393" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.isc.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # CVE-2016-2775: A query name which is too long can cause a segmentation fault in lwresd Although not commonly used, the BIND 9 package contains provisions to allow systems to resolve names using the lightweight resolver protocol, a protocol similar to (but distinct from) the normal DNS protocols. The lightweight resolver protocol can be used either by running the `lwresd` utility installed with BIND 9, or by configuring **named** using the "lwres" statement in `named.conf`. An error has been discovered in the BIND 9 implementation of the lightweight resolver protocol affecting systems which use this alternate method to do name resolution. **CVE:** [CVE-2016-2775](http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2775) **Document version:** 2.0 **Posting date:** 18 July 2016 **Program impacted:** [BIND](https://www.isc.org/downloads/bind) **Versions affected:** 9.0.x -> 9.9.9-P1, 9.10.0->9.10.4-P1, 9.11.0a3->9.11.0b1 **Severity:** Medium **Exploitable:** Remotely (if `lwresd` is configured to accept remote client connections) **Description:** If the lightweight resolver is asked to resolve a query name which, when combined with a search list entry, exceeds the maximum allowable length, the server can terminate due to an error. **Impact:** A server which is affected by this defect will terminate with a segmentation fault error, resulting in a denial of service to client programs attempting to resolve names. **CVSS Score:** 5.4 if the server is configured to accept requests from the network. **CVSS Vector:** [(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)](https://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?calculator&version=2&vector=(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)) For more information on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System and to obtain your specific environmental score please visit: [http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?calculator&adv&version=2&vector=(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)](https://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?calculator&version=2&vector=(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)). **Workarounds:** None. **Active exploits:** No known active exploits, but the bug has been publicly disclosed in an open bug repository operated by Red Hat. **Solution:** Upgrade to the patched release most closely related to your current version of BIND. These can be downloaded from [https://www.isc.org/downloads](https://www.isc.org/downloads). - BIND 9 version 9.9.9-P2 - BIND 9 version 9.10.4-P2 The BIND 9.11 branch is currently in beta development. - BIND 9 version 9.11.0b2 BIND 9 Supported Preview edition is a feature preview version of BIND provided exclusively to eligible ISC Support customers. - BIND 9 version 9.9.9-S3 **Document Revision History:** 1.0 Advance Notification, 14 July 2016 2.0 Public Disclosure, 18 July 2016 **Related Documents:** See our [BIND 9 Security Vulnerability Matrix](https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-00913) for a complete listing of security vulnerabilities and versions affected. 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