Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1499 (CCN-7366)

Assigned:1998-04-10
Published:1998-04-10
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri, 10 Apr 1998 13:29:20 -0700
BIND 4.9.7 named follows symlinks, clobbers anything.

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1499

Source: CCN
Type: Internet Software Consortium (ISC) Web site
ISC BIND

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 59272
ISC BIND named Multiple Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
19980410 BIND 4.9.7 named follows symlinks, clobbers anything

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
80

Source: CCN
Type: BID-80
ISC BIND named SIGINT and SIGIOT symlink Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
bind-sigint-sigiot-symlink(7366)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:isc:bind:4.9:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:isc:bind:8.1:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:isc:bind:4.9.7:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    isc bind 4.9
    isc bind 8.1
    isc bind 4.9.7