CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1452

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

By default, DNS servers on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Server cache glue records received from non-delegated name servers, allowing remote attackers to poison the DNS cache via spoofed DNS responses.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to inject false information into the DNS cache, potentially leading to traffic redirection and fraud.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade systems to newer versions and configure DNS servers to restrict caching of glue records from non-delegated name servers.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

By default, DNS servers on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Server cache glue records received from non-delegated name servers, which allows remote attackers to poison the DNS cache via spoofed DNS responses.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS