VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1379
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.61%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.61% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- dnstools software/dnstools
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AL-1999.004.dns_dosPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/j-063.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93348057829957&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93433758607623&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7238.php
- ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AL-1999.004.dns_dosPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/j-063.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93348057829957&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93433758607623&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7238.php
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.