CVE-2017-0057

MEDIUM

Microsoft Windows 10 - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule

Description

DNS client in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 fails to properly process DNS queries, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via (1) convincing a workstation user to visit an untrusted webpage or (2) tricking a server into sending a DNS query to a malicious DNS server, aka "Windows DNS Query Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

References (3)

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3
EPSS 0.3113
EPSS Percentile 96.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-200
Status published

Affected Products (8)

microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_rt_8.1
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_server_2016
Microsoft Corporation/Windows dnsclient < Windows DNS client in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold

Timeline

Published Mar 17, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026