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CVE-1999-1499

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.69%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1998-04-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-1999-1499
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.69%

Original NVD 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.