CVE-1999-1499 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in ISC BIND versions 4.9 and 8.1. A local attacker can exploit this by creating symbolic links to critical files, leading to their destruction when the 'named' process is terminated with a SIGINT (affecting named_dump.db) or SIGIOT (affecting named.stats). The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating low attack complexity and no confidentiality or availability impact, but potential integrity loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and while an ExploitDB entry exists, there are no Metasploit or Nuclei modules, and no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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