CVE-1999-0011

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Published Sep 29, 1999 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 5.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Denial of Service vulnerabilities in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases via CNAME record and zone transfer.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.6:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.5% (5.469% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980603-01-PX
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/180
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9808-083

History

Apr 9, 2025 7:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-1067
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Data General Dg Ux

Ibm Aix

Isc Bind

Nec Asl Ux 4800

Netbsd Netbsd

Redhat Linux

Sco Open Desktop Openserver Unix Unixware

Sun Sunos

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 9, 2025, 6:29 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 29, 1999, 4:00 AM
Updated: Apr 9, 2025, 6:29 PM
Reserved: Jun 7, 1999, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:27 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:27 PM

NVD Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 8, 1998, 4:00 AM
Modified: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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