CVE-2006-0988
7.8
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
67.10%
MEDIUM RiskEPSS (99th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other
The default configuration of the DNS Server service on Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000, and the Microsoft DNS Server service on Windows NT 4.0, allows recursive queries and provides additional delegation information to arbitrary IP addresses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via DNS queries with spoofed source IP addresses.
Published: 3/3/2006
Modified: 4/16/2026
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v2 Score
7.8
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)
67.10%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk
99th percentile
This vulnerability has a 67.10% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
CWE Classification
NVD-CWE-Other