Stack-based buffer overflow in the RPC interface in the Domain Name System (DNS) Server Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP 4, Serve
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RPC interface in the Domain Name System (DNS) Server Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP 4, Server 2003 SP 1, and Server 2003 SP 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long zone name containing character constants represented by escape sequences.
- Published
- Apr 13, 2007
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 77.7% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
63
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- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 23 / 30 · 77.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000 |
| microsoft | windows 2003 server | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft windows 2000all versions
- microsoft windows 2003 serversp1
- microsoft windows 2003 serversp2
Same product
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×2
- Exploit-DB entry ×5
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2010-09-28 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2010-07-25 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2007-04-15 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2007-04-18 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2007-04-15 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/dcerpc/ms07_029_msdns_zonenameMS07-029 Microsoft DNS RPC Service extractQuotedChar() Overflow (TCP)exploit | 2007-04-12 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/smb/ms07_029_msdns_zonenameMS07-029 Microsoft DNS RPC Service extractQuotedChar() Overflow (SMB)exploit | 2007-04-12 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-2 d
- Published
- First PoC+1 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+7110 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2007/04/12/microsoft-security-advisory-935964-posted.aspx
- metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/windows/dcerpc/msdns_zonename.rb
- secunia.com/advisories/24871
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/555920
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/935964.mspx
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465863/100/100/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23470
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1017910
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-103A.html
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1366
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-029
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33629
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1228
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.