CVE-1999-0010 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in BIND DNS servers by sending maliciously formatted DNS messages.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-1999-0010?

CVE-1999-0010 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Denial of Service vulnerability in BIND 8 Releases via maliciously formatted DNS messages.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0010?

It affects 11 products.

Products include Data General Dg Ux, Ibm Aix, Isc Bind, Nec Asl Ux 4800, Netbsd Netbsd, Redhat Linux and 5 more.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0010?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0010 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-1999-0010 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0010 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Aix vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2fg6-jcq5-p83p.

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