# CVE-2000-0887: named in BIND 8.2 through 8.2.2-P6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by making a compressed zone transfer (ZXFR) request

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2001-01-22 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

named in BIND 8.2 through 8.2.2-P6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by making a compressed zone transfer (ZXFR) request and performing a name service query on an authoritative record that is not cached, aka the "zxfr bug."

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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-107.html
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:067
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0217.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/143843
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000338
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-20.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000339
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5540
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1923
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2000-q4/0657.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001112
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20388

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