CVE-2008-0087

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 58.95% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html us government resource third party advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-020 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29696 third party advisory broken link
http://www.trusteer.com/docs/windowsresolver.html broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019802 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5314 signature vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1144/references vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490575/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28553 patch vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0087?
CVE-2008-0087 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0087?
To fix CVE-2008-0087, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0087 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0087 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~59% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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