VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-1379

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.59%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1999-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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