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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 and performing a name service query on an authoritative record that is not cached, aka the "zxfr bug."

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
19 Dec 2000
Last changed
23 Sept 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
23% in the next 30 daysHigher than 97% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
BIND 9Servers and applications · cpe:a:isc:bind
  • Version 8.2.2-p5

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0887
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0887