CVE-1999-1379 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can use DNS servers as traffic amplifiers via spoofed UDP queries, causing denial of service to victims.
- 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-1999-1379?
CVE-1999-1379 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
DNS allows remote attackers to use DNS name servers as traffic amplifiers via a UDP DNS query with a spoofed source address, which produces more traffic to the victim than was sent by the attacker.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1379?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dnstools Software Dnstools.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1379?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1379 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-1999-1379 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1379 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mgv8-6wqv-cp47.