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CVE-2008-0087

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 8, 2008 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorWindows XpWindows VistaWindows Server 2003

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 32%

Description

The DNS client in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and Vista uses predictable DNS transaction IDs, which allows remote attackers to spoof DNS responses.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (10)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29696
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490575/100/0/threaded
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28553
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019802
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.trusteer.com/docs/windowsresolver.html
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTBroken LinkUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1144/references

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-330

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