{"id":"CVE-2017-0171","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-0171","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:51:10.733Z","title":"Windows DNS Server allows a denial of service vulnerability when Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows Server 2016 are configured to answer version queries, aka \"Windows DNS Server Denial of Service…","description":"Windows DNS Server allows a denial of service vulnerability when Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows Server 2016 are configured to answer version queries, aka \"Windows DNS Server Denial of Service Vulnerability\".","published":"2017-05-12T14:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:57:13.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["microsoft/windows server 2008","microsoft/windows server 2012","microsoft/windows server 2016"],"epss":{"score":0.0406,"percentile":0.90603,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.06%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98097","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0171","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98097","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0171","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0171","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}