CVE-2006-0987
The default configuration of ISC BIND before 9.4.1-P1, when configured as a caching name server,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2006-0987- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
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CVE-2006-0987- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0990 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-0990- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rmj9-c82h-2f4h No score
The default configuration of ISC BIND before 9.4.1-P1, when configured as a caching name server,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rmj9-c82h-2f4h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-0987- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-0987 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0987- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | DNS Amplification Scanner | |
| PoC in GitHub | pcastagnaro/dns_amplification_scanner | 2024-09-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-0987 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Isc Bind, published March 3, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 57.9%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in bind9 1:9.4.0-1.