Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-1999-0011 is an old denial-of-service issue affecting BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 DNS releases. Affected DNS servers could be disrupted through handling of CNAME records and zone transfers, potentially impacting name resolution. This matters mainly for organizations still running legacy DNS platforms or unsupported Unix distributions. Exposure is most likely in legacy environments running BIND 4.9 or BIND 8, especially older SGI, HP-UX, or Sun systems referenced by vendor advisories. Modern DNS deployments are unlikely to be affected unless obsolete BIND versions remain in service. Treat as a legacy-risk cleanup item unless affected BIND versions are found on critical DNS infrastructure. If present, prioritize remediation because DNS disruption can affect application availability, email routing, and internal operations. Mitigation focus: Inventory authoritative and recursive DNS servers for BIND 4.9 or BIND 8 usage.; Review the referenced vendor advisories for applicable patches or upgrade guidance.; Replace unsupported BIND releases with vendor-supported DNS software..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
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