VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-0006
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability31.08%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-03-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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."
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com — US Government Resource
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — US Government Resource