ISC BIND 4.9/8 CNAME/Zone Transfer denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in ISC BIND 4.9/8. The affected element is an unknown function of the component CNAME/Zone Transfer. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-0011. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ISC BIND 4.9/8 (Domain Name Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component CNAME/Zone Transfer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Denial of Service vulnerabilities in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases via CNAME record and zone transfer.

The weakness was presented 04/08/1998 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www1.itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16871 (HP-UX PHNE_12957 : s700_800 11.00 Bind 4.9.7 components), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family HP-UX Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 15043 (Sun Solaris BIND Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2346), Tenable (16871) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-542†). See VDB-14106 and VDB-14107 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 16871
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHNE_12957 : s700_800 11.00 Bind 4.9.7 components
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: isc.org

Advisory: www1.itrc.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0011 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0011
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14108

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X-Force: 2346
Vulnerability Center: 542 - Denial of Service vulnerabilities in BIND 4.9/ 8 Releases via CNAME record and zone transfer., Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 10:52
Updated: 04/17/2026 10:04
Changes: 06/19/2014 10:52 (68), 05/07/2019 10:48 (1), 04/09/2025 21:53 (18), 04/17/2026 10:04 (11)
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