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Microsoft CVE-2017-0171: Windows DNS Server Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2017-0171: Windows DNS Server Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/09/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/09/2017
Modified
11/18/2021

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows DNS Server if the server is configured to answer version queries. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the DNS Server service to become nonresponsive. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious DNS queries, resulting in denial of service. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows DNS Server processes DNS queries.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4018196-0a867dc5-2034-453d-a3bc-e6261b4289a2
  • msft-kb4018196-72af91c0-b8ce-4f63-8542-0e37de4c61d6
  • msft-kb4019213-2913676b-33a1-4557-9160-f36bfed5f294
  • msft-kb4019213-3041ea24-871e-44bd-ad52-9b2620ca82bc
  • msft-kb4019213-3329281f-2407-4bda-b8a6-37dc9b1ef179
  • msft-kb4019214-6dbabc80-d41f-4736-ad08-5c172cb9c274
  • msft-kb4019214-79e81c68-ba95-4c77-a747-5f2effd6388e
  • msft-kb4019214-9b0cfbdc-1a83-4ff0-b80c-d1b4f1475cc7
  • msft-kb4019263-46c89aaa-6d7f-48c4-abda-2e0709b58b71
  • msft-kb4019263-a1d1d5c2-78be-44c0-b0eb-2706f1225447
  • msft-kb4019263-c218dbd8-9396-4978-a84d-aeb7a2c77ce3
  • msft-kb4019263-c4749633-16b1-4395-b0bd-1930ee20d5c6
  • msft-kb4019263-cd7fd4a7-f4db-493d-8cc3-70d33e708775
  • msft-kb4019263-d8a880a2-6caa-453f-81c8-c6a88bf19d69
  • msft-kb4019472-95ff788a-8fe4-4584-bfca-7051b92405b2
  • msft-kb4019472-970dc0b3-07a2-4434-8df0-9008dcdc9f36
  • msft-kb4019472-bf47cd35-d39a-426f-8884-ffcd8bd9c49a

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