CVE-1999-0848 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in BIND named by exhausting file descriptors, 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-1999-0848?
CVE-1999-0848 is a medium-severity 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 named via consuming more than "fdmax" file descriptors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0848?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Isc Bind, Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0848?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0848 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-1999-0848 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0848 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Isc Bind
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvjg-h4mg-c3q7.