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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-1970

The DNS server in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 does not properly initialize memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a query for a nonexistent domain, aka…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 23.0%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.0%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The DNS server in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 does not properly initialize memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a query for a nonexistent domain, aka "DNS Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
23.04% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows server 2008
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.