CVE-1999-0851 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the BIND named daemon by sending specially crafted NAPTR records.
- 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-1999-0851?
CVE-1999-0851 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, 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 naptr.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0851?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Ibm Aix, Sco Openserver, Sco Unixware, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0851?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0851 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-1999-0851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ghhr-vgwv-v39j.