Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/Server 2003 Default Configuration denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/Server 2003. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Default Configuration. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-0988. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/Server 2003 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Default Configuration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The default configuration of the DNS Server service on Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000, and the Microsoft DNS Server service on Windows NT 4.0, allows recursive queries and provides additional delegation information to arbitrary IP addresses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via DNS queries with spoofed source IP addresses.

The weakness was disclosed 03/03/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0988 since 03/02/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 15088 (Microsoft DNS Server Recursive Query Denial of Service).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25369) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40600†). The entry VDB-28986 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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MetaSploit ID: dns_amp.rb
MetaSploit Name: DNS Amplification Scanner
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/27/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +602 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28987
X-Force: 25369
Vulnerability Center: 40600 - Microsoft DNS Server on Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Remote DoS Vulnerability via DNS queries, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/22/2025 21:35
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (52), 09/17/2018 08:11 (7), 09/01/2024 19:55 (19), 06/22/2025 21:35 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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