CVE-2000-1029 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in ISC BIND version 8.1's 'host' command. This flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems by sending a specially crafted, long response to an AXFR query. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, specifically EDB-20374, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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