CVE-2017-0171 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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: 2017-05-12

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: 21.5% Moderate

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

Microsoft Corporation

Windows DNS Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows Server 2016`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.21484.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98097
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0171

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2016

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-05-12T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:55:19.118Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-0171

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-12T14:29:01.143

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-0171

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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