CVE-2012-0006 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The DNS server in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 does not properly handle objects in memory during record lookup, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon restart) via a crafted query, aka "DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Published: 2012-03-13

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 62.6% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2::x64:::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.62574.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/80005
http://secunia.com/advisories/48394
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52374
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026789
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-017
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15098

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2012-03-13T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:09:17.249Z

Reserved: 2011-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0006

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-03-13T21:55:01.180

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-0006

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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