CVEvulnerability

CVE-2017-0057

4.3 MEDIUM Published 2017-03-17 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2017-03-17
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200

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 configurations

• microsoft windows 10 • microsoft windows 10 1511 • microsoft windows 10 1607 • microsoft windows 8.1 • microsoft windows rt 8.1 • microsoft windows server 2012 r2 • microsoft windows server 2016

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness

References