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XCCDF
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000420-GPOS-00186
SRG-OS-000420-GPOS-00186
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000420-GPOS-00186
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Windows Server 2019 must be configured to ignore NetBIOS name release requests except from WINS servers.
Low Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Configuring the system to ignore name release requests, except from WINS servers, prevents a denial of service (DoS) attack. The DoS consists of sending a NetBIOS name release request to the server for each entry in the server's cache, causing a response delay in the normal operation of the server's WINS resolution capability.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>