CVE-2006-0987
EPSS 57.3%
Description
The default configuration of ISC BIND before 9.4.1-P1, when configured as a caching name server, allows recursive queries and provides additional delegation information to arbitrary IP addresses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via DNS queries with spoofed source IP addresses.
How to fix CVE-2006-0987
To remediate CVE-2006-0987, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/bind9—upgrade to 1:9.4.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2006-0987 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 57.3%, placing CVE-2006-0987 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:9.4.0-1