ISC BIND 4.9/8.1 SIGINT/SIGIOT race condition

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A vulnerability was found in ISC BIND 4.9/8.1 (Domain Name Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component SIGINT/SIGIOT. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

named in ISC BIND 4.9 and 8.1 allows local users to destroy files via a symlink attack on (1) named_dump.db when root kills the process with a SIGINT, or (2) named.stats when SIGIOT is used.

The weakness was disclosed 04/10/1998 by Joe H. as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1499. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (7366).

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: isc.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Joe H.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1499 (🔍)
X-Force: 7366
Vulnerability Center: 6077 - Named in ISC BIND 4.9 and 8.1 Allow Files Destroy, Low
SecurityFocus: 80 - ISC BIND named SIGINT and SIGIOT symlink Vulnerability

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Created: 06/19/2014 14:57
Updated: 05/26/2019 18:23
Changes: 06/19/2014 14:57 (59), 05/26/2019 18:23 (2)
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