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Microsoft Windows DNS CVE-2020-0836 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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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. To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious DNS queries to a target, resulting in a denial of service. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows DNS processes queries.

affected-products-logoAffected Applications

Windows Server version 2004 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server version 1903 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server version 1909 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2019

CVE References

CVE-2020-0836

Other References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0836
ID 64826
Created Sep 08, 2020
Description
Updated		 Dec 21, 2023
Risk black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon lightgray-background-circle-icon
Coverage FortiClient
OS Windows
Vendor Microsoft
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Application Windows Server version 2004 (Server Core installation) , Windows Server version 1903 (Server Core installation) , Windows Server 2016 , Windows Server 2012 , Windows Server 2008 , Windows Server version 1909 (Server Core installation) , Windows Server 2019