CVE-1999-0833 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in BIND version 8.2, specifically affecting its handling of NXT records. This flaw impacts various ISC and Sun products, including different versions of BIND, Solaris, and SunOS. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code in common repositories like Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor any significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.