CVE-1999-1499
LowPublished
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...
- Published
- Sep 12, 2001
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Apr 10, 1998
Primary CVSS
2.1/ 10Low
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N0.7%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 51.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Joe H · linux · Apr 10, 1998
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