<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows DNS when it fails to properly handle queries. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the DNS service to become nonresponsive.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious DNS queries to a target, resulting in a denial of service.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows DNS processes queries.</p>
References
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| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0836 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
31 Dec 2023, 22:15
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| Summary | <p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows DNS when it fails to properly handle queries. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the DNS service to become nonresponsive.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious DNS queries to a target, resulting in a denial of service.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows DNS processes queries.</p> |
Information
Published : 2020-09-11 17:15
Updated : 2024-02-28 17:47
NVD link : CVE-2020-0836
Mitre link : CVE-2020-0836
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-0836
JSON object : View
Products Affected
microsoft
- windows_server_2012
- windows_server_2016
- windows_server_2019
- windows_server_2008
CWE