Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2000-1218
The default configuration for the domain name resolver for Microsoft Windows 98, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP sets the QueryIpMatching parameter to 0, which causes Windows to accept DNS updates from hosts that it did not query, which allows remote attackers to poison the DNS cache.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.062 (93.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.063 · newest: 0.062 · change: -0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4280 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/458659 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2000-1218?
- CVE-2000-1218 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2000-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2000-1218?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.