ISC BIND up to 8.2.2p1 SIG Record denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ISC BIND up to 8.2.2p1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SIG Record Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-0835. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in ISC BIND up to 8.2.2p1 (Domain Name Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component SIG Record Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Denial of service in BIND named via malformed SIG records.

The weakness was published 11/10/1999 (Website). The advisory is shared at ftp.caldera.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0835. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10029 (ISC BIND < 4.9.7-REL / 8.2.2-P5 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), 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 15023 (ISC BIND SIG Record Denial of Service (sig bug) Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 589.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3525), Tenable (10029), SecurityFocus (BID 788†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2816†). Similar entries are available at VDB-14964, VDB-14966, VDB-14967 and VDB-14968. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
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Nessus ID: 10029
Nessus Name: ISC BIND < 4.9.7-REL / 8.2.2-P5 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: isc.org

Advisory: ftp.caldera.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0835 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0835
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14965
X-Force: 3525
SecurityFocus: 788 - Multiple Vendor BIND (NXT Overflow & Denial of Service) Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 2816 - DoS in BIND Named via Malformed SIG Records, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/22/2014 14:45
Updated: 10/22/2025 20:47
Changes: 06/22/2014 14:45 (73), 05/16/2019 16:51 (1), 10/22/2025 20:47 (22)
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