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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8225: Windows DNSAPI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8225: Windows DNSAPI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/12/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/12/2018
Modified
09/11/2024

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Domain Name System (DNS) DNSAPI.dll when it fails to properly handle DNS responses, aka "Windows DNSAPI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4284860
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4284880
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4284874
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4284819
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4284835
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4284846
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4284878
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4284880
  • msft-kb4230467-2172036c-3f0f-4ca0-9081-06d3fa976900
  • msft-kb4230467-3a9109f9-ec94-4803-ad61-a9dc44cebc8d
  • msft-kb4230467-852654da-ddde-4d1c-9119-d6b22b7a87cb
  • msft-kb4230467-a9990a7b-3e69-4fb5-97c5-e0cd904b6d88
  • msft-kb4284846-83ee3488-e32d-4212-9b14-8bafd9f37918
  • msft-kb4284846-db5ae8fc-d920-4d70-9f2e-1a912e7ac85f
  • msft-kb4284867-44e75293-87aa-4492-bc0c-1c7a8cabd0f1
  • msft-kb4284867-886f5701-c858-4b84-9222-1de1455020c6
  • msft-kb4284867-a31ec407-3bf3-4abb-9d95-a20580c3ada2
  • msft-kb4284867-ba4e3571-fa24-464e-85dc-3a90994d972d
  • msft-kb4284867-c34dd24f-8ba7-48de-891a-72e59d5b49c2
  • msft-kb4284867-e3aeb85f-2c58-4883-97ca-e342d7ab1c0c
  • msft-kb4284878-0a54ebd2-54fe-40f5-9639-b72023b7a808
  • msft-kb4284878-4a69b135-0fe8-45c6-9994-61ebbe2e788c

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