CVE - CVE-2006-0987

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-0987	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BUGTRAQ:20060228 recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoS problem URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426368/100/0/threaded CONFIRM:http://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00269 MISC:http://dns.measurement-factory.com/surveys/sum1.html MISC:http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/DNS-recursion121605.pdf
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20060303	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060303)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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