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Microsoft Windows Server Domain Name System (DNS) Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000113
The Windows DNS Servers zone files must not include resource records that resolve to a fully qualified domain name residing in another zone.
The Windows DNS Servers zone files must not include resource records that resolve to a fully qualified domain name residing in another zone.
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The Windows DNS Servers zone files must not include resource records that resolve to a fully qualified domain name residing in another zone.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>If a name server could claim authority for a resource record in a domain for which it was not authoritative, this would pose a security risk. In this environment, an adversary could use illicit control of a name server to impact IP address resolution beyond the scope of that name server (i.e., by claiming authority for records outside of that server's zones). Fortunately, all but the oldest versions of BIND and most other DNS implementations do not allow for this behavior. The best way to eliminate this risk is to eliminate from the zone files any records for hosts in another zone. The exceptions are glue records supporting zone delegations, CNAME records supporting a system migration, or CNAME records that point to third-party content delivery networks (CDNs) or cloud computing platforms. In the case of third-party CDNs or cloud offerings, an approved mission need must be demonstrated.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>