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CVE-2000-1066

Published: Dec 11, 2000 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1066
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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 Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Freebsd Freebsd 4.0 (including) 4.0 (including)
Freebsd Freebsd 4.0-alpha (including) 4.0-alpha (including)
Freebsd Freebsd 4.1 (including) 4.1 (including)
Freebsd Freebsd 4.1.1 (including) 4.1.1 (including)
Freebsd Freebsd 4.1.1-release (including) 4.1.1-release (including)

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