CVE-1999-0011 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published 29 Sep 1999 Updated 9 Apr 2025

Attackers can cause a denial of service in BIND DNS servers by exploiting vulnerabilities in CNAME record processing and zone transfers.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-1999-0011?

CVE-1999-0011 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 29 Sep 1999. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-1067

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0011?

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-1999-0011?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0011 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-1999-0011 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0011 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Aix vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v8xx-29xv-5f29.