Unscored severity · published Mar 3, 2006
CVE-2006-0987
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…
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CVSS
57.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)57.9% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BI
Bind · Isc
9.3.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0987
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0987
dns.measurement-factory.com
http://dns.measurement-factory.com/surveys/sum1.html
kb.isc.org
http://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00269
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426368/100/0/threaded
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/DNS-recursion121605.pdf
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