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 kills the process with a SIGINT, or (2) named.stats when SIGIOT is used.

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CVSS v2.0 : LOW

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/8966	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.1:::::::*

Information

Published : 1998-04-09 21:00

Updated : 2008-09-05 13:19

NVD link : CVE-1999-1499

Mitre link : CVE-1999-1499

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Products Affected

isc

bind

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