vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8626: Windows DNS Server Heap Overflow Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 11, 2018 | Dec 11, 2018 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 11, 2018
Added
Dec 11, 2018
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Domain Name System (DNS) servers when they fail to properly handle requests, aka "Windows DNS Server Heap Overflow Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4471321microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4471329microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4471324microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4471332microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4471322microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4471321microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4471332msft-kb4471322-9640d47a-8c7c-41b1-aadf-fd395f1e88e7msft-kb4471322-ef16ea25-025f-4781-b5b2-1b10037c0bf6
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