CVE-2006-0987 | BDVDB-2026-15459 Detail

Description#

The default configuration of ISC BIND before 9.4.1-P1, when configured as a caching name server, allows recursive queries and provides additional delegation information to arbitrary IP addresses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via DNS queries with spoofed source IP addresses.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00269
http://dns.measurement-factory.com/surveys/sum1.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426368/100/0/threaded
http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/DNS-recursion121605.pdf

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12006-03-03Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-10-09Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.