CVE-2011-1970 in Windows

Summary

The DNS server in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 does not properly initialize memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a query for a nonexistent domain, aka "DNS Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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• Reservation: 05/09/2011
• Disclosure: 08/10/2011
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-4394 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.5
• EPSS: 0.54757
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1970
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1970
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2011-1970/