# CVE-2023-28277: Windows DNS Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> An integer overflow in Windows DNS Server allows attackers to disclose sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5rqf-5w24-hh66

## What is CVE-2023-28277?

CVE-2023-28277 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2022, published on 11 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Windows DNS Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28277?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Server 2022.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28277?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28277 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28277 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28277 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2022

- [CVE-2022-34715](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34715/): Windows Network File System Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-50171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-50171/): Remote Desktop Spoofing Vulnerability (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-70167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70167/): Windows Domain Name Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-45648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45648/): Windows Active Directory Domain Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-30064](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30064/): Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28277 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28277 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2022, published on 11 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28277 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Server 2022. 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-2023-28277/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28277/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28277
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28277
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28277

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.