CVE-1999-1499 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2001-09-12

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1480	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00538.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/8966
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80

History

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Subscriptions

Isc Bind

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.365Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1499

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1998-04-10T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1499

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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