0patch shields legacy Windows Server from critical DNS RCE flaw

Microsoft patched the stack-based buffer overflow in August by limiting recursion depth. 0patch has now brought identical protection to Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2012, which no longer receive official updates.

• The flaw is a stack-based buffer overflow in the DNS service allowing remote code execution
• Microsoft fixed it in August by limiting recursion depth
• 0patch ported the same protection to Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2012