CVE-1999-0837 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published 4 Jan 2000 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service in BIND by improperly closing TCP sessions, affecting DNS server availability.

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-1999-0837?

CVE-1999-0837 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Isc Bind, published on 4 Jan 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Denial of service in BIND by improperly closing TCP sessions via so_linger.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0837?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Isc Bind, Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0837?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0837 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-1999-0837 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0837 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Isc Bind vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x45h-gg4p-4cwx.