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CVE-2007-3898
The DNS server in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, uses predictable transaction IDs when querying other DNS…
Medium6.4EPSS 52.3%
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- microsoft
Description
The DNS server in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, uses predictable transaction IDs when querying other DNS servers, which allows remote attackers to spoof DNS replies, poison the DNS cache, and facilitate further attack vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 52.3% · top 1.0% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (15)
- http://www.trusteer.com/docs/windowsdns.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3848 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 3373 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- MS07-062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 27584 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- HPSBST02291 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- TA07-317A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- http://www.scanit.be/advisory-2007-11-14.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20071114 Predictable DNS transaction IDs in Microsoft DNS Server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- VU#484649 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 25919 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4395 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20071113 After 6 months - fix available for Microsoft DNS cache poisoning attack (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- win-dns-spoof-information-disclosure(36805) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1018942 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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