CVE-2008-0087 Other in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can spoof DNS responses due to predictable transaction IDs in the Windows DNS client, enabling cache poisoning attacks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-0087?

CVE-2008-0087 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 8 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-330

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0087?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0087?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-0087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6r5q-pfqq-gh34.

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