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Sid 1-259

Message

SERVER-OTHER Bind Buffer Overflow via NXT records named overflow ADM

Summary

Buffer overflow in BIND 8.2 via NXT records.

Impact

CVSS base score 7.5 CVSS impact score 6.4 CVSS exploitability score 10.0 confidentialityImpact PARTIAL integrityImpact PARTIAL availabilityImpact PARTIAL

CVE-1999-0833:

CVSS base score 7.5

CVSS impact score 6.4

CVSS exploitability score 10.0

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Detailed information

CVE-1999-0833: Buffer overflow in BIND 8.2 via NXT records.

Affected systems

  • isc bind 8.2
  • isc bind 8.2.1
  • sun solaris 7.0

Ease of attack

CVE-1999-0833:

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

False positives

None known

False negatives

None known

Corrective action

Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

Contributors

  • Talos research team.
  • This document was generated from data supplied by the national vulnerability database, a product of the national institute of standards and technology.
  • For more information see nvd.

Additional References