CVE-1999-0848 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.4% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Denial of service in BIND named via consuming more than "fdmax" file descriptors.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.39% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-11-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| isc | bind |
| sun | solaris |
| sun | sunos |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ISC BIND 8.2.2 / IRIX 6.5.17 / Solaris 7.0 - NXT Overflow / Denial of Service | 1999-11-10 |
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-1999-034.1.txt
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/194
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/788
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-1999-034.1.txt
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/194
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/788
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