CVE-2006-0987

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Oct 9, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 3, 2006
Last modified
Oct 9, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-0987: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix