CVE-1999-1499

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 1998-04-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

named in ISC BIND 4.9 and 8.1 allows local users to destroy files via a symlink attack on (1) named_dump.db when root kills the process with a SIGINT, or (2) named.stats when SIGIOT is used.

Affected products

ISC BIND: 4.9, 8.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/8966
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/8966
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80

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