Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-0988 (CCN-25369)

Assigned:2006-02-28
Published:2006-02-28
Updated:2018-10-18
Summary: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.
This vulnerability affects all versions of Windows 2000 -and- Windows Server 2003.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
7.8 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Feb 28 2006 - 05:05:22 CST
recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoS problem

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-0988

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://dns.measurement-factory.com/surveys/sum1.html

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 31645
Microsoft Windows DNS Recursive Query DoS

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20060228 recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoS problem

Source: MISC
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/DNS-recursion121605.pdf

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
windows-dns-recursive-query-dos(25369)

Source: CCN
Type: Rapid7 Vulnerability and Exploit Database [05-30-2018]
DNS Amplification Scanner

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows 2000 *
    microsoft windows 2003 server r2
    microsoft windows nt 4.0
    microsoft windows nt 4.0
    microsoft windows 2000
    microsoft windows 2003_server