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CVE-2015-6125

Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—

Use-after-free vulnerability in the DNS server in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted requests, aka "Windows DNS Use After Free Vulnerability."

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Microsoft — Windows Server 2008Microsoft — Windows Server 2012

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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