High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-0836
CVE-2020-0836
Description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows DNS when it fails to properly handle queries. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the DNS service to become nonresponsive. To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious DNS queries to a target, resulting in a denial of service. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows DNS processes queries.
Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*Range: 6.2.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0836nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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