CVE-2008-0087
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 32.45% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-330
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows vista · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 32.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29696Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490575/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28553Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019802Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.trusteer.com/docs/windowsresolver.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1144/referencesBroken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-020Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5314Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29696Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490575/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28553Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019802Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.trusteer.com/docs/windowsresolver.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1144/referencesBroken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-020Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5314Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.