# CVE-2006-0988: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service via traffic amplification using spoofed DNS queries against default Microsoft DNS Server configurations.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Mar 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7mvp-fp42-r9rr

## What is CVE-2006-0988?

CVE-2006-0988 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 3 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The default configuration of the DNS Server service on Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000, and the Microsoft DNS Server service on Windows NT 4.0, allows recursive queries and provides additional delegation information to arbitrary IP addresses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via DNS queries with spoofed source IP addresses.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0988?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Nt.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-0988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-0988 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0988 exists.

Public exploit code:

- DNS Amplification Scanner (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

- [CVE-2008-4250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4250/): Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-0232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0232/): Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2009-1123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1123/): Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2002-0367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0367/): Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-0269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0269/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-0988 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-0988 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 3 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0988 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 2000. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0988/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0988/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0988
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0988
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-0988

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