ID CVE-2008-0087
Summary 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.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:-:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:-:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
CVSS
Base: 8.8 (as of 14-02-2024 - 16:54)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-330
CAPEC
  • Brute Force
    In this attack, some asset (information, functionality, identity, etc.) is protected by a finite secret value. The attacker attempts to gain access to this asset by using trial-and-error to exhaustively explore all the possible secret values in the hope of finding the secret (or a value that is functionally equivalent) that will unlock the asset. Examples of secrets can include, but are not limited to, passwords, encryption keys, database lookup keys, and initial values to one-way functions. The key factor in this attack is the attackers' ability to explore the possible secret space rapidly. This, in turn, is a function of the size of the secret space and the computational power the attacker is able to bring to bear on the problem. If the attacker has modest resources and the secret space is large, the challenge facing the attacker is intractable. While the defender cannot control the resources available to an attacker, they can control the size of the secret space. Creating a large secret space involves selecting one's secret from as large a field of equally likely alternative secrets as possible and ensuring that an attacker is unable to reduce the size of this field using available clues or cryptanalysis. Doing this is more difficult than it sounds since elimination of patterns (which, in turn, would provide an attacker clues that would help them reduce the space of potential secrets) is difficult to do using deterministic machines, such as computers. Assuming a finite secret space, a brute force attack will eventually succeed. The defender must rely on making sure that the time and resources necessary to do so will exceed the value of the information. For example, a secret space that will likely take hundreds of years to explore is likely safe from raw-brute force attacks.
  • Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.
  • Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation
    An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by exploiting a cryptographic weakness in the signature algorithm or pseudorandom number generation and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
oval via4
accepted 2011-10-31T04:04:08.262-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Sudhir Gandhe
    organization Secure Elements, Inc.
  • name Josh Turpin
    organization Symantec Corporation
definition_extensions
  • comment Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or later is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:229
  • comment Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:521
  • comment Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP1 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:720
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 (x86) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:565
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 (x64) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4386
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 for Itanium is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1205
  • comment Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition SP2 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4193
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x86) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1935
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x64) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2161
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (ia64) SP2 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1442
  • comment Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1282
  • comment Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2041
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.
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5314
status accepted
submitted 2008-04-08T16:04:00
title DNS Spoofing Attack Vulnerability
version 74
refmap via4
bid 28553
bugtraq 20080408 Microsoft Windows DNS Stub Resolver Cache Poisoning (MS08-020)
cert TA08-099A
hp
  • HPSBST02329
  • SSRT080048
misc http://www.trusteer.com/docs/windowsresolver.html
sectrack 1019802
secunia 29696
vupen ADV-2008-1144
Last major update 14-02-2024 - 16:54
Published 08-04-2008 - 23:05
Last modified 14-02-2024 - 16:54
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