Buffer overflow in host command allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a long response to an AXFR query.

cve CVE-2000-1029 3 sources, 3 claims · Watch

NVD writes:
Buffer overflow in host command allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a long response to an AXFR query. the claim

EPSS: 0.14293 EPSS
Vendor: n/a NVD
Product: n/a NVD

How far exploitation has got

No public code known
Proof of concept · Exploit-DB 2000-10-27
Proof of concept, verified · Exploit-DB 2000-10-27
A Metasploit module
Exploited in the wild
Used in ransomware campaigns

Timeline

2000-10-27	first spoke of it: ISC BIND 8.1 - Host Remote Buffer Overflow	Exploit-DB
2000-12-11	first spoke of it: Buffer overflow in host command allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a long response to an AXFR query.	NVD
2026-10-05	first spoke of it: CVE-2000-1029	EPSS

What it is to other things

affects	isc/bind NVD
made_by	isc NVD

In words only, so not counted until a person confirms one:

made_by	`n_a` NVD says “n/a”
affects	`n_a/n_a` NVD says “n/a · n/a”

Every value, with what each source said and its receipt

Property Source Said Means here

Author

author

Exploit-DB

antirez

receipt

Source: Exploit-DB
Its words: antirez
Read by: field:author
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:40 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:11 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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  "date_added": "2000-10-27",
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  "date_updated": "2017-10-27",
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  "id": "20374",
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  "screenshot_url": "",
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  "tags": "",
  "type": "remote",
  "verified": "1"
}

—

EPSS

epss

EPSS

0.14293

receipt

Source: EPSS
Its words: 0.142930000
Read by: field:epss
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:18 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:19 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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  "date": "2026-10-05",
  "epss": "0.142930000",
  "percentile": "0.965060000"
}

—

EPSS percentile

epss_percentile

EPSS

0.96506

receipt

Source: EPSS
Its words: 0.965060000
Read by: field:percentile
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:18 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:19 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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  "date": "2026-10-05",
  "epss": "0.142930000",
  "percentile": "0.965060000"
}

—

Platform

platform

Exploit-DB

unix

receipt

Source: Exploit-DB
Its words: unix
Read by: field:platform
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:40 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:11 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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  "application_url": "",
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  "port": "",
  "screenshot_url": "",
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  "tags": "",
  "type": "remote",
  "verified": "1"
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—

Product

product

NVD

n/a

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: n/a
Read by: field:cve.affected[].affectedData[].product
Said since: 2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	n/a
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

Status

status

NVD

Modified

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: Modified
Read by: field:cve.vulnStatus
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:45 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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—

Type

type

Exploit-DB

remote

receipt

Source: Exploit-DB
Its words: remote
Read by: field:type
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:40 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:11 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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Vendor

vendor

NVD

n/a

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: n/a
Read by: field:cve.affected[].affectedData[].vendor
Said since: 2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	n/a
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Verified

verified

Exploit-DB

true

receipt

Source: Exploit-DB
Its words: 1
Read by: field:verified
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:40 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:11 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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—

Every claim, by kind

vulnerability

Buffer overflow in host command allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a long response to an AXFR query. zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2000-12-11	product n/a status Modified vendor n/a	source
CVE-2000-1029 zetlyn/cve-epss · 2026-10-05	epss 0.14293 epss_percentile 0.96506	source

exploit

ISC BIND 8.1 - Host Remote Buffer Overflow

zetlyn/cve-exploitdb · 2000-10-27

author antirez platform unix type remote verified true

source