CVE-2001-1452

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Published Apr 21, 2005 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 9.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

By default, DNS servers on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Server cache glue records received from non-delegated name servers, which allows remote attackers to poison the DNS cache via spoofed DNS responses.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 9.4% (9.380% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB%3Ben-us%3Bq241352
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/109475
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6791
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3675

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Nt

Weaknesses

CWE-346

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:58 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 21, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:58 AM
Reserved: Apr 21, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 31, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

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