CVE-2012-1194

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

17/02/2012

Last modified:

11/04/2025

Description

The resolver in the DNS Server service in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 before R2 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.40 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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

Base Score 2.0

6.40

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2::::::*		- (including)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:gold::::::

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2012-1194

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools