Security Advisory - Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Windows DNSAPI

Microsoft released a security advisory to disclose a remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Domain Name System (DNS) DNSAPI.dll. An unauthenticated, remote attacker would use a malicious DNS server to send corrupted DNS responses to the target. The attacker could exploit the vulnerability to run arbitrary code in the context of the Local System Account. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-10073)

This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-11779.

Huawei has released software updates to fix this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171220-02-windows-en