ISC BIND 8.2/8.2.1 fdmax denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ISC BIND 8.2/8.2.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component fdmax Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-1999-0848. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ISC BIND 8.2/8.2.1 (Domain Name Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component fdmax Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Denial of service in BIND named via consuming more than "fdmax" file descriptors.

The weakness was disclosed 11/10/1999 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ftp.caldera.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0848. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download 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 15025 (ISC BIND File Descriptors Denial of Service (fdmax 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 (3512), Exploit-DB (19615), Tenable (10029), SecurityFocus (BID 788†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1400†). The entries VDB-14964, VDB-14965, VDB-14966 and VDB-14968 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: isc.org

Advisory: ftp.caldera.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0848 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0848
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14967
X-Force: 3512
SecurityFocus: 788 - Multiple Vendor BIND (NXT Overflow & Denial of Service) Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 1400 - DoS in BIND when \, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 14:46
Updated: 10/22/2025 19:42
Changes: 06/22/2014 14:46 (71), 05/10/2019 16:37 (1), 01/03/2025 15:07 (19), 10/22/2025 19:42 (2)
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