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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 ki

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.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00538
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Affected Products & Versions

1
isc bindall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
localISC BIND 4.9.7 -T1B - named SIGINT / SIGIOT Symlinkverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 8966www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · bid/80www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD10 Apr 1998 · 04:00 AM
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