CVE-1999-1379
DNS allows remote attackers to use DNS name servers as traffic amplifiers via a UDP DNS query...
CVE-1999-1379 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Dnstools Software Dnstools, published December 31, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.59%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.59%EPSS, 85th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1379- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1379- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1360No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1360- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mgv8-6wqv-cp47No score
DNS allows remote attackers to use DNS name servers as traffic amplifiers via a UDP DNS query...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mgv8-6wqv-cp47- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.