CVE-2000-1218 describes a critical DNS cache poisoning vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows 98, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP. The default configuration of the domain name resolver in these systems allows them to accept DNS updates from unqueried hosts, enabling remote attackers to inject malicious DNS records. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.