CVE-1999-1379
N/A
Published: March 9, 2002 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:50 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDnstools
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
DNS allows remote attackers to use DNS name servers as traffic amplifiers via a UDP DNS query with a spoofed source address, which produces more traffic to the victim than was sent by the attacker.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_AUSCERTPatchUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AL-1999.004.dns_dosThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcex_refsource_CIACPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/j-063.shtmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93348057829957&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93433758607623&w=2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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