CVE-1999-0849 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the BIND named daemon by exploiting the maxdname parameter.
- 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-1999-0849?
CVE-1999-0849 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 maxdname.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0849?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Isc Bind.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0849?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0849 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-1999-0849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Isc Bind
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4hq8-3ffh-25xf.