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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0087 · published 8 April 2008

CVE-2008-0087: Microsoft windows 2000 vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows 2000

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.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 32% · top 1.7% CWE-330 · CWE-330
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 8.8
32%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29696 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490575/100/0/threaded Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28553 Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019802 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.trusteer.com/docs/windowsresolver.html Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1144/references Broken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-020 PatchVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5314 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29696 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490575/100/0/threaded Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28553 Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019802 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.trusteer.com/docs/windowsresolver.html Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1144/references Broken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-020 PatchVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5314 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0087), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.