Microsoft Windows 2012 Server Domain Name System STIG Version Comparison

There are 1 differences between versions v2 r5 (May 31, 2022) (the "left" version) and v2 r7 (July 24, 2024) (the "right" version).

Check WDNS-CM-999999 was added to the benchmark in the "right" version.

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Title

The Windows 2012 DNS Server must be a vendor supported release.

Check Content

Run "winver.exe". If the "About Windows" displays "Microsoft Windows Server Version 6.3 (Build 9600)" or older, this is a finding. Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 support ended on October 10, 2023. If Extended Security Updates (ESUs up to three years) have not been acquired, this is a finding.

Discussion

An operating system release is considered "supported" if the vendor continues to provide security patches for the product. With an unsupported release, it will not be possible to resolve security issues discovered in the system software.

Fix

Update the system to a supported release or operating system.