CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0837

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.74%

84th percentile - higher than 84% of all known CVEs

Summary

CVE-1999-0837 vulnerability affects BIND service, which can be subject to a denial of service (DoS) attack due to improper closing of TCP sessions via so_linger.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt DNS service, leading to downtime of network services within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update BIND software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and monitor TCP sessions for anomalies.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Denial of service in BIND by improperly closing TCP sessions via so_linger.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS