DNS Server Zone Transfer privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in DNS Server. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Zone Transfer Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-1999-0532. No exploit exists. This vulnerability is historically impactful due to its background and the reception it garnered. Configuration settings should be changed.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in DNS Server (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Zone Transfer Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 07/01/1997. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0532. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/16/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10595 (DNS Server Zone Transfer Information Disclosure (AXFR)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family DNS, running in the context r and relying on port 53. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 15019 (DNS Zone Transfer Disclosing Private Network Mapping).

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting . Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 255. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 562.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (212), Tenable (10595) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1243†). The entry VDB-13933 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 10595
Nessus Name: DNS Server Zone Transfer Information Disclosure (AXFR)
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OpenVAS ID: 10595
OpenVAS Name: DNS AXFR
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Saint ID: exploit_info/dns_zone_transfer
Saint Name: DNS zone transfer

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MetaSploit ID: enum_dns.rb
MetaSploit Name: EMC CTA v10.0 Unauthenticated XXE Arbitrary File Read
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Recommended: Config
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Snort ID: 255
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-DNS dns zone transfer via TCP detected
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Suricata ID: 2100255
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Timelineinfo

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06/18/2014 +4013 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0532 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0532
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13932
X-Force: 212
Vulnerability Center: 1243 - DNS Server Allows Zone Transfer Requests, Info

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 12:06
Updated: 04/16/2026 21:04
Changes: 06/18/2014 12:06 (77), 05/10/2019 09:11 (1), 03/17/2025 16:46 (16), 04/23/2025 00:59 (2), 10/25/2025 23:12 (2), 04/16/2026 21:04 (1)
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