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CVE-2011-1966 Details

Description

The DNS server in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 does not properly handle NAPTR queries that trigger recursive processing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted query, aka "DNS NAPTR Query Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-058 CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12764 CVE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.html CVEUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-058 [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12764 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft windows server 2008
r2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-1966
NVD Published Date:
Aug 10, 2011
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]