ISC BIND 9.4.0 DNS Record privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in ISC BIND 9.4.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component DNS Record Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-1999-0184. No exploit exists. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has an historic impact. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ISC BIND 9.4.0 (Domain Name Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component DNS Record Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

When compiled with the -DALLOW_UPDATES option, bind allows dynamic updates to the DNS server, allowing for malicious modification of DNS records.

The weakness was disclosed 07/01/1997. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0184. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/16/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11320 (ISC BIND Dynamic Updates Unauthorized Resource Record Manipulation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family DNS and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 15033 (Unauthenticated Dynamic DNS Updates Allow DNS Poisoning Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (196), Tenable (11320) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-669†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 11320
Nessus Name: ISC BIND Dynamic Updates Unauthorized Resource Record Manipulation
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06/18/2014 +4124 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: isc.org

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0184 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0184
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13927
X-Force: 196
Vulnerability Center: 669 - BIND - Malicious modification of DNS records, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 12:02
Updated: 04/16/2026 21:04
Changes: 06/18/2014 12:02 (58), 05/08/2019 08:32 (1), 06/23/2021 04:19 (3), 10/26/2025 15:37 (18), 04/16/2026 21:04 (1)
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