Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 13, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-0006
CVE-2012-0006
Description
The DNS server in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 does not properly handle objects in memory during record lookup, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon restart) via a crafted query, aka "DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability."
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = SP2
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = SP2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- osvdb.org/80005nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48394nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52374nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-017nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15098nvd
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