CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2008-0087
HIGHEPSS 98th pctl7.5
CVSS v3
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
31.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days
98thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29696
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490575/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28553
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019802
- http://www.trusteer.com/docs/windowsresolver.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1144/references
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-020
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5314
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