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Unscored CVE-2017-0057 EUVD-2017-0424GHSA-gcfq-72w8-c7qj

DNS client in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 fails…

Published Mar 17, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

Vendor: Microsoft Product: Windows dnsclient Platform: Windows

Description

DNS client in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 fails to properly process DNS queries, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via (1) convincing a workstation user to visit an untrusted webpage or (2) tricking a server into sending a DNS query to a malicious DNS server, aka "Windows DNS Query Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Windows dnsclient Windows DNS client in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 —

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