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CVE-2000-1218

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
14/04/2000
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

The default configuration for the domain name resolver for Microsoft Windows 98, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP sets the QueryIpMatching parameter to 0, which causes Windows to accept DNS updates from hosts that it did not query, which allows remote attackers to poison the DNS cache.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.80 CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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