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CVE-1999-0011

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

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.4, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 11 products from data_general, from isc, from ibm and 8 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 1998, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

1998-04-08T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T19:15:42.567

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other
Type: Secondary
CWE-1067

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	data_general	dg_ux	y2k_patchr4.11mu05	Yes
Application	data_general	dg_ux	y2k_patchr4.12mu03	Yes
Application	data_general	dg_ux	y2k_patchr4.20mu01	Yes
Application	data_general	dg_ux	y2k_patchr4.20mu02	Yes
Application	data_general	dg_ux	y2k_patchr4.20mu03	Yes
Application	isc	bind	4.9	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8	Yes
Operating System	ibm	aix	4.1	Yes
Operating System	ibm	aix	4.2	Yes
Operating System	ibm	aix	4.3	Yes
Operating System	nec	asl_ux_4800	11	Yes
Operating System	nec	asl_ux_4800	13	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.3	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.3.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	linux	4.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	linux	5.0	Yes
Operating System	sco	open_desktop	3.0	Yes
Operating System	sco	openserver	5.0	Yes
Operating System	sco	unix	3.2v4	Yes
Operating System	sco	unixware	2.1	Yes
Operating System	sco	unixware	7.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.3	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.4	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.5	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.5.1	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.6	Yes

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980603-01-PX ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/180 ([email protected])
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9808-083 ([email protected])
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980603-01-PX (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/180 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9808-083 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For data_general's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.