CVE-2000-1066

Medium CVSS 5

Published 2000-12-11 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-1066, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

The getnameinfo function in FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a long DNS hostname.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-1066

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P