CVE-2006-0988

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Published Mar 3, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 59.5% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

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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_2003_server:r2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 59.5% (59.508% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://dns.measurement-factory.com/surveys/sum1.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426368/100/0/threaded
http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/DNS-recursion121605.pdf

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows 2003 Server Windows Nt

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 3, 2006, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:56 PM
Reserved: Mar 3, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:21 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 3, 2006, 11:02 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:21 PM

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