{"cve":"CVE-1999-1379","nvd":{"published":"1999-12-31T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:50:18.833","status":"Modified","description":"DNS allows remote attackers to use DNS name servers as traffic amplifiers via a UDP DNS query with a spoofed source address, which produces more traffic to the victim than was sent by the attacker.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AL-1999.004.dns_dos","http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/j-063.shtml","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93348057829957&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93433758607623&w=2","http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7238.php"],"products":["dnstools_software:dnstools"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:01.030757803+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-1999-1379","score":0.02587,"percentile":0.85261,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}