CVE-2011-1970: Buffer Overflow
First published: Wed Aug 10 2011(Updated: )
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."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =sp2 |
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