security flaw
Published Jan 22, 2001
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 22.94%
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."
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue was fixed in the following products: - Red Hat Linux 5.2 - RHSA-2000:107 (2000-11-16) - Red Hat Linux 6.0 - RHSA-2000:107 (2000-11-16) - Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:107 (2000-11-16) - Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:107 (2000-11-16) - Red Hat Linux 7.0 - RHSA-2000:107 (2000-11-16)
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 22.94% (0.22937) | 97.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22.94% (0.22937) | 97.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.30% (0.17300) | 94.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.36% (0.24359) | 93.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.30% (0.17300) | 94.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 37.95% (0.37950) | 97.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 10.09% (0.10092) | 94.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.44% (0.03441) | 89.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0217.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2000-q4/0657.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000338 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000339 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:067 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-20.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001112 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-107.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/143843 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1923 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0887 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616520 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5540 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0887
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0887
Change history (0)
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