CVE-2011-1970

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 None
Description
The DNS server in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 does not properly initialize memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a query for a nonexistent domain, aka "DNS Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2011-1970
  • Assigner
  • secure@microsoft.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2011-08-10T21:55:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-09-28T12:58:30
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.html US Government Resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12870
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-058
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1970
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1970
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:12:46 Added to TrackCVE