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CVE-1999-1499

named in ISC BIND 4.9 and 8.1 allows local users to destroy files via a symlink attack on (1) named_dump.db when root kills the process with a SIGINT, or (2) named.stats when SIGIOT is used.

Published

1998-04-10T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	isc	bind	4.9	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.1	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/8966 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/8966 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)