CVE-1999-0833 - nxt bug

Buffer overflow in BIND 8.2 via NXT records.

          CVE: 

CVE-1999-0833

          Posting date: 


                08 Nov 1999        


    







        
                  
          Program Impacted: 


                [BIND](https://www.isc.org/bind)        


    







        
                  
          Versions affected: 


                8.2, 8.2.1        


    







        
                  
          Severity: 


                Critical        


    







        
                  
          Exploitable: 


                Remotely        


    






  Description: 



        
                A bug in the processing of NXT records can 

theoretically allow an attacker to gain access to the system running the
DNS server with the same privileges that the BIND process has.

  Workarounds: 



        
                None.


    


    






  Active exploits: 



        
                Scripts are available to implement this attack.        


    






  Solution: 



        
                Upgrade to 8.2.2 or newer

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