CVE-1999-0009

Description

Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 80.48% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980603-01-PX	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/134	vdb entry
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9808-083	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/180	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-0009?: CVE-1999-0009 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-0009?: To fix CVE-1999-0009, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-1999-0009 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-1999-0009 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~80% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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