Symptoms
Issue 1
Text of Domain Name System (DNS) events is not rendered correctly in the Event Viewer and Computer Management snap-ins on Windows Server 2012 R2-based DNS servers if the December 2014 update rollup 3013769 is installed, but the October 2014 update rollup 3995388is not installed.
Issue 2
Text of DNS events is not rendered correctly in the Global Logs node of Windows Server 2012 R2 DNS Manager if the August 2014 update rollup 2975719 or a later version of monthly update rollup is installed.Here's the screen shot of the DNS event log message:
Resolution
Resolution for Issue 1
To fix the issue that's described in the "Issue 1" section, install hotfix 3082532.Note Hotfix 3082532 doesn't fix the issue that's described in the "Issue 2" section.
Workaround
Workaround for Issue 1
Install the October 2014 update rollup 3995388before or after you install the December 2014 update rollup 3013769 to prevent or work around this issue.
Workaround for Issue 2
View the DNS events in the Event Viewer and Computer Management snap-ins after you install hotfix 3082532.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
References
See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.