CVE-2006-0988
The default configuration of the DNS Server service on Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000, and the Microsoft DNS Server service on Windows NT 4.0, allows recursive queries and provides additional delegation information to arbitrary IP addresses, which…
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Description
The default configuration of the DNS Server service on Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000, and the Microsoft DNS Server service on Windows NT 4.0, allows recursive queries and provides additional delegation information to arbitrary IP addresses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via DNS queries with spoofed source IP addresses.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 59.51% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows nt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://dns.measurement-factory.com/surveys/sum1.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426368/100/0/threaded
- http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/DNS-recursion121605.pdfPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://dns.measurement-factory.com/surveys/sum1.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426368/100/0/threaded
- http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/DNS-recursion121605.pdfPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.