CVEvulnerability

CVE-2000-1066

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2000-12-11 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2000-12-11
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

The getnameinfo function in FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a long DNS hostname.

Affected configurations

• freebsd freebsd 4.0 • freebsd freebsd 4.1 • freebsd freebsd 4.1.1

References

ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:63.getnameinfo.asc ftp.FreeBSD.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1894 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5454 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:63.getnameinfo.asc ftp.FreeBSD.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1894 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5454 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com