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CVE-2000-1218

Published: Apr 21, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-346
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
6.1%
Top 7.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-346

Affected Products

n/an/a
windows 2000microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows 98microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows 98semicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
windows ntmicrosoft
On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4280
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/458659
kb.cert.org

Timeline

Published
Apr 21, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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