CVE-2000-1066 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in FreeBSD by sending a long DNS hostname to the getnameinfo function.
- 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-2000-1066?
CVE-2000-1066 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 29 Nov 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The getnameinfo function in FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a long DNS hostname.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1066?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1066?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1066 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-2000-1066 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1066 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3xv-732x-w5xp.