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CVE-2006-0988

Published: Mar 3, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
54.8%
Top 1.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The default configuration of the DNS Server service on Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000, and the Microsoft DNS Server service on Windows NT 4.0, allows recursive queries and provides additional delegation information to arbitrary IP addresses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via DNS queries with spoofed source IP addresses.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

windows 2000microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows 2003 servermicrosoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows ntmicrosoft
On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
n/an/a
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://dns.measurement-factory.com/surveys/sum1.html
dns.measurement-factory.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426368/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/DNS-recursion121605.pdf
us-cert.gov

Timeline

Published
Mar 3, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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