What happened
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 versions
n/a: n/a Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.
Detection & mitigation
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
- Review affected product exposure and access logs.
Public PoC references
RepositoryAuthorFirst seenReference
www.securityfocus.comNVD reference2000-12-19VerifiedExploit-DB 20388ISC BIND 8.2.2-P5 - Denial of ServiceFabio Pietrosanti2000-11-01VerifiedSource timeline
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Record history
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