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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2020-1228
Modified
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-secure@microsoft.com
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-11 Sep, 2020 | 17:15
Updated At-23 Feb, 2026 | 18:24

<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows DNS when it fails to properly handle queries. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the DNS service to become nonresponsive.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious DNS queries to a target, resulting in a denial of service.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows DNS processes queries.</p>

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary3.17.5HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Secondary3.16.5MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary2.04.0MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 6.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 4.0
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CPE Matches
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>windows_server_2008>>-
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>windows_server_2008>>r2
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>windows_server_2012>>-
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>windows_server_2012>>r2
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>windows_server_2016>>-
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>windows_server_2016>>1903
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>windows_server_2016>>1909
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>windows_server_2016>>2004
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>windows_server_2019>>-
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
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Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1228secure@microsoft.com
Patch
Vendor Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1228af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1228
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource:
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1228
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Patch
Vendor Advisory
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