VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-0057

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability13.96%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-03-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Description

DNS client in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 fails to properly process DNS queries, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via (1) convincing a workstation user to visit an untrusted webpage or (2) tricking a server into sending a DNS query to a malicious DNS server, aka "Windows DNS Query Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Primary references