Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 14, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2000-1218
CVE-2000-1218
Description
The default configuration for the domain name resolver for Microsoft Windows 98, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP sets the QueryIpMatching parameter to 0, which causes Windows to accept DNS updates from hosts that it did not query, which allows remote attackers to poison the DNS cache.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
2- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/458659nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4280nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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