Denial of Service Vulnerability in BIND DNS from Internet Software Consortium
CVE-1999-0851

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Aix
Sunos
Unixware
Openserver
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 November 1999

Summary

The BIND DNS server is susceptible to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack owing to a flaw related to the NAPTR (Naming Authority Pointer) record processing. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can cause the BIND server to become unresponsive, disrupting DNS service availability. It is essential for system administrators to monitor and implement security updates to safeguard against this type of attack.

References

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-1999-03...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/788
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUN

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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