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CVE-2006-0987

CVE-2006-0987MEDIUM

n/a n/a — The default configuration of ISC BIND before 9.4.1-P1, when configured as a caching name server, allows recursive queries and provides ad…

  AV  AC  Au  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N  N  N  P    5.0   .5803   99.1     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Mar 3   Reserved by mitre
  Mar 3   Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 9   ENRICHED — CVE-2006-0987. Received CVSS 5.0 and CPE data from NVD.

CNA: mitre · CVSS v2.0 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
March 3, 2006	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
March 3, 2006	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
October 9, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2006-0987. Received CVSS 5.0 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

References (4)

Authoritative record: CVE-2006-0987 at cve.org

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