CVE-2020-1228
Windows DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Sep 11, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 4, 2019
Description
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows DNS when it fails to properly handle queries. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the DNS service to become nonresponsive.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious DNS queries to a target, resulting in a denial of service.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows DNS processes queries.</p>
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | microsoft |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Windows Server version 2004Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2019Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2016Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2012Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2012 R2Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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References
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