CVE-2012-1194

Severity

64%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

81%

The resolver in the DNS Server service in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 before R2 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

The resolver in the DNS Server service in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 before R2 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.4. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 13 years ago

2012-02-17 22:55:00

Last updated 13 years ago

2012-02-20 05:00:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (gold)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

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