CVE-2015-6125

critical
Published 2015-12-09 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
VIR risk
9.3

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the DNS server in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted requests, aka "Windows DNS Use After Free Vulnerability."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
windows windows-affected
windows windowsr2affected
windows windowsaffected

References

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Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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