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CVE-2000-1218

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-04-21 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-346

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 products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 98: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 98Se: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/458659
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4280
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/458659
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4280

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