The root-slave approach allows DNS operators to avoid the risk of future root-server attacks and, if implemented on a wide scale by individuals using a localized DNS or other DNS operators, it ...

This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code under the user id the dhcpd runs under, usually root. 2) When the dhcp-relay receives a BOOTP request it forwards the request to the DHCP ...

A root name server, which is at the base of the internet, translates readable host names into IP addresses, letting the user get to the right portal link.