Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
CVE-2011-1970
The DNS server in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 does not properly initialize memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a query for a nonexistent domain, aka "DNS Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.230 (97.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_2003_server
- Microsoft Windows_server_2003
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)