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CVE-2000-1218

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.8 Published: 2000-04-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The default configuration for the domain name resolver for Microsoft Windows 98, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP sets the QueryIpMatching parameter to 0, which causes Windows to accept DNS updates from hosts that it did not query, which allows remote attackers to poison the DNS cache.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows 98Microsoft Windows 98SeMicrosoft Windows NtMicrosoft Windows XpMicrosoft Windows 2000

Weakness Type

CWE-346

References