CVE-2006-0988

N/A Unknown
Published: March 03, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://dns.measurement-factory.com/surveys/sum1.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426368/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/DNS-recursion121605.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://dns.measurement-factory.com/surveys/sum1.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426368/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/DNS-recursion121605.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
67.1%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft