WindowsNT DNS Server Character Saturation DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10312

Synopsis

The remote DNS server is vulnerable to denial of service.

Description

We could make the remote DNS server crash by flooding it with characters. It is likely a WindowsNT DNS server.

Crashing the DNS server could allow an attacker to make your network non-functional, or even to use some DNS spoofing techniques to gain privileges on the network.

Solution

Install Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows NT.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10312

File Name: winnt_dns_flood.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: remote

Family: DNS

Published: 6/22/1999

Updated: 8/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/1997

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0275

Detections

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