CVE-2008-1454 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can poison DNS cache by accepting out-of-authority records, potentially redirecting traffic. Affects Microsoft DNS on Windows Server.
- 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-2008-1454?
CVE-2008-1454 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 8 Jul 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft DNS in Windows 2000 SP4, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to conduct cache poisoning attacks via unknown vectors related to accepting "records from a response that is outside the remote server's authority," aka "DNS Cache Poisoning Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1454?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1454?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-1454 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1454 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vrc4-g858-6v5j.