CVE-2001-1452 Other in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can poison the DNS cache by spoofing responses, potentially redirecting traffic, affecting Windows NT and 2000 Server DNS services.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2001-1452?

CVE-2001-1452 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 21 Apr 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-346

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1452?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1452?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1452 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-1452 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1452 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h6vw-m287-cx84.

Is CVE-2001-1452 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free