Denial of service in Windows Server - CVE-2017-0171
Published: May 9, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6449
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0171
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to incorrect processing of malicious DNS queries by Windows DNS Server. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DNS queries and cause the cause the DNS Server service to become nonresponsive.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to incorrect processing of malicious DNS queries by Windows DNS Server. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DNS queries and cause the cause the DNS Server service to become nonresponsive.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0171
Install update from vendor's website.