CVE-2020-0993
published 2020-04-15CVE-2020-0993: A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows DNS when it fails to properly handle queries, aka 'Windows DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
PriorityP431medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
5.24%
92.5th percentile
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows DNS when it fails to properly handle queries, aka 'Windows DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
Affected
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CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
vendor_msrc6.5MEDIUM
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Microsoft
Windows DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-04-14·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-0993 [MEDIUM] Windows DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability
Windows DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description: A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows DNS when it fails to properly handle queries. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the DNS service to become nonresponsive.
To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious DNS queries to a target, resulting in a denial of service.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows DNS processes queries.
Microsoft Windows DNS: Microsoft Windows DNS
Issuing CNA: Microsoft
Impact: Denial of Service
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely;Older Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely;DOS:N/A
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/sit
GHSA
GHSA-hccf-j2pf-x736: A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows DNS when it fails to properly handle queries, aka 'Windows DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability'
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-0993 [MEDIUM] CWE-400 GHSA-hccf-j2pf-x736: A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows DNS when it fails to properly handle queries, aka 'Windows DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability'
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows DNS when it fails to properly handle queries, aka 'Windows DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
By Jon Munshaw.
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month's Patch Tuesday covers 115 vulnerabilities. Nineteen of the flaws Microsoft disclosed are considered critical. The remainders are scored as being “important” updates.
This month’s security update covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft services and software, including SharePoint, the Windows font library and the Windows kernel. A Cisco Talos researcher discovered CVE-2020-0939, an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Media Foundation. For more, check out Talos’ full Vulnerability Spotlight here.
Talos also released a new set of SNORTⓇ rules that provide coverage for some of these vulnerabilities
Trendmicro
April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
blogs_trendmicro·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
## April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for April released fixes for a couple of critical font-related vulnerabilities, like an earlier disclosed one found in Adobe Type Manager Library (atmfd.dll). It also featured patches for vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint and Windows Components.
By: Trend Micro Apr 14, 2020 Read time: ( words)
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Microsoft fixed 113 vulnerabilities in this month’s Patch Tuesday , just two shy of last month’s 115. This continues the streak of longer-than-usual list of patches that began in January . In fact, compared to the same period in 2019, Microsoft fixed 44% more vulnerabilities between January to April of this year.
In this month’s list, 17 were rate
Trendmicro
April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
blogs_trendmicro·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
# April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for April released fixes for a couple of critical font-related vulnerabilities, like an earlier disclosed one found in Adobe Type Manager Library (atmfd.dll). It also featured patches for vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint and Windows Components.
By: Trend Micro
2020/04/14
Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
Microsoft fixed 113 vulnerabilities in this month’s Patch Tuesday, just two shy of last month’s 115. This continues the streak of longer-than-usual list of patches that began in January. In fact, compared to the same period in 2019, Microsoft fixed 44% more vulnerabilities between January to April of this year.
In this month’s list, 17 were rated as
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
By Jon Munshaw.
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month's Patch Tuesday covers 115 vulnerabilities. Nineteen of the flaws Microsoft disclosed are considered critical. The remainders are scored as being “important” updates.
This month’s security update covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft services and software, including SharePoint, the Windows font library and the Windows kernel. A Cisco Talos researcher discovered CVE-2020-0939 , an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Media Foundation. For more, check out Talos’ full Vulnerability Spotlight here .
Talos also r
Trendmicro
April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
blogs_trendmicro·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
## April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for April released fixes for a couple of critical font-related vulnerabilities, like an earlier disclosed one found in Adobe Type Manager Library (atmfd.dll). It also featured patches for vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint and Windows Components.
By: Trend Micro Apr 14, 2020 Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
Microsoft fixed 113 vulnerabilities in this month’s Patch Tuesday , just two shy of last month’s 115. This continues the streak of longer-than-usual list of patches that began in January . In fact, compared to the same period in 2019, Microsoft fixed 44% more vulnerabilities between January to April of this year.
In this month’s list, 17 were rate
Trendmicro
April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
blogs_trendmicro·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
## April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for April released fixes for a couple of critical font-related vulnerabilities, like an earlier disclosed one found in Adobe Type Manager Library (atmfd.dll). It also featured patches for vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint and Windows Components.
By: Trend Micro 2020/04/14 Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
Microsoft fixed 113 vulnerabilities in this month’s Patch Tuesday , just two shy of last month’s 115. This continues the streak of longer-than-usual list of patches that began in January . In fact, compared to the same period in 2019, Microsoft fixed 44% more vulnerabilities between January to April of this year.
In this month’s list, 17 were rated
2020-04-15
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