Original description
named in BIND 8.2 through 8.2.2-P6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by making a compressed zone transfer (ZXFR) request and performing a name service query on an authoritative record that is not cached, aka the "zxfr bug."
Affected software
- BIND 9 = 8.2.2 exact match
Details
- Published
- 2000-12-19
- Last modified
- 2026-09-23
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
References
- cve.org/CVE-2000-0887
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0887
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0217.html
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2000-q4/0657.html
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000338
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000339
- frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:067
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-20.html
- www.debian.org/security/2000/20001112
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-107.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/143843
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1923
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5540
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