CVE-2006-0988 in the critical feed json
The default configuration of the DNS Server service on Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000, and the Microsoft DNS Server service on Window…
published 2006-03-03 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-0991
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 59.5%
- EPSS 59.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
- public exploits
- 1
- Metasploit
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
59.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/dns/dns_amp DNS Amplification Scanner metasploit auxiliary, normal rank
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
References
-
us-cert.gov
/reading_room/DNS-recursion121605.pdf
patch, vendor-advisory
- dns.measurement-factory.com /surveys/sum1.html
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/426368/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-0988
- NVD CVE-2006-0988
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