Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1379 - Unspecified vulnerability in Dnstools Software Dnstools

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
dnstools-software

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Dnstools_Software
1