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CVE-2011-1966

The DNS server in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 does not properly handle NAPTR queries that trigger recursive processing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted query, aka "DNS NAPTR Query Vulnerability."

Published

2011-08-10T21:55:01.703

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	Yes

References

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.html US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-058 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12764 ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.html US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-058 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12764 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)