Description
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."
Published: 2011-08-10
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 54.8% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:46:00.817Z

Reserved: 2011-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1970

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-08-10T21:55:01.797

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1970

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses