Vulnerability CVE-1999-1379
Published: 1999-12-31   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
DNS allows remote attackers to use DNS name servers as traffic amplifiers via a UDP DNS query with a spoofed source address, which produces more traffic to the victim than was sent by the attacker.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Dnstools software -> Dnstools 

 References:
ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AL-1999.004.dns_dos
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/j-063.shtml
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93348057829957&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93433758607623&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7238.php
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