Denial of service vulnerability in DNS Server - MS12-017ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:4730 | Date: (C)2012-03-14 (M)2022-03-02 |
Class: PATCH | Family: windows |
The host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft security bulletin, MS12-017. The update is required to fix a denial of service vulnerability. A flaw is present in the Microsoft Windows DNS Server, which fails to handle a specially crafted DNS query to the target DNS server. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to send a unauthenticated DNS query to the target DNS server.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |