DNS SOA Record May Reveal Administrator Account Name (268082)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q268082 SYMPTOMS
Creating a new zone file in Domain Name System (DNS) could compromise the name of the Administrator account, even if the Administrator account has been renamed.
CAUSE
When you create a DNS zone, the name of the logged-on user is automatically placed in the Responsible Person field in the Start of Authority (SOA) property for the new zone. If you log on with the Administrator account, or with a renamed Administrator account, that account name is placed in the field. Because this name is publicly accessible, it could give a malicious user a way to learn the logon name of the administrator who created the account.
RESOLUTIONWindows 2000To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name
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07/24/00 4:07PM 5.0.2195.2103 699,664 Dnsmgr.dll
Windows NT 4.0
To resolve this problem, obtain the Windows NT 4.0 Security Rollup Package. For additional information, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
299444 Post-Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a Security Rollup Package (SRP)
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name Platform
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07/21/00 8:02PM 4.0.1306.1 137,488 Dnsadmin.exe Intel
07/21/00 8:00PM 4.0.1306.1 187,152 Dnsadmin.exe Alpha
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
To resolve this problem, obtain the Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Security Rollup Package
(SRP). For additional information about the SRP, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
317636 Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Security Rollup Package
WORKAROUND
After you create a zone file in DNS, select the properties for the zone and
then change the name of the responsible user to a name other than the administrator on the SOA tab (Windows 2000) or in SOA properties (Windows NT 4.0).
STATUSWindows 2000Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.Windows NT 4.0Microsoft has confirmed that this problem may cause a degree of security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/26/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbSecurity KbSECVulnerability kbWin2000PreSP2Fix KB268082 |
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