CVE-2012-1194

medium
Published 2012-02-17 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.4
VIR risk
6.4

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
windows windowsaffected
windows windows-affected

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.