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CVE-2003-0914

ISC BIND 8.3.x before 8.3.7, and 8.4.x before 8.4.3, allows remote attackers to poison the cache via a malicious name server that returns negative responses with a large TTL (time-to-live) value.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2003-0914 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 10 products from isc, from nixu, from compaq and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2003, 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

2003-12-15T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	isc	bind	8.2.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.2.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.2.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.2.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.2.7	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.3.0	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.3.1	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.3.2	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.3.3	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.3.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.3.5	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.3.6	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.4	Yes
Application	isc	bind	8.4.1	Yes
Application	nixu	namesurfer	standard_3.0.1	Yes
Application	nixu	namesurfer	suite_3.0.1	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	4.0f	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	4.0f_pk6_bl17	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	4.0f_pk7_bl18	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	4.0f_pk8_bl22	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	4.0g	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	4.0g_pk3_bl17	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	4.0g_pk4_bl22	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1_pk3_bl17	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1_pk4_bl18	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1_pk5_bl19	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1_pk6_bl20	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1a	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1a_pk1_bl1	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1a_pk2_bl2	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1a_pk3_bl3	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1a_pk4_bl21	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1a_pk5_bl23	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1b	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1b_pk1_bl1	Yes
Operating System	compaq	tru64	5.1b_pk2_bl22	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	4.4	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	4.5	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	4.6	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	4.6.2	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	4.7	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	4.8	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	4.9	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	5.0	Yes
Operating System	hp	hp-ux	11.00	Yes
Operating System	hp	hp-ux	11.11	Yes
Operating System	ibm	aix	5.1l	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.6	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.6.1	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	current	Yes
Operating System	sco	unixware	7.1.1	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	7.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	8.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	9.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	9.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.7	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.8	Yes

References

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Server/CSSA-2004-003.0/CSSA-2004-003.0.txt ([email protected])
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/CSSA-2003-SCO.33/CSSA-2003-SCO.33.txt ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/10542 ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57434 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-409 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/734644 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.trustix.org/errata/misc/2003/TSL-2003-0044-bind.asc.txt ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2011 ([email protected])
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Server/CSSA-2004-003.0/CSSA-2004-003.0.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/CSSA-2003-SCO.33/CSSA-2003-SCO.33.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/10542 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57434 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-409 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/734644 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.trustix.org/errata/misc/2003/TSL-2003-0044-bind.asc.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2011 (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 isc'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.