National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-3898

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA07-317A

Name: TA07-317A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-317A.html

US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#484649

Name: VU#484649

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/484649

External Source: BID

Name: 25919

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25919

External Source: MS

Name: MS07-062

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-062.mspx

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 27584

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/27584

External Source: XF

Name: win-dns-spoof-information-disclosure(36805)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/36805

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.trusteer.com/docs/windowsdns.html

Hyperlink:http://www.trusteer.com/docs/windowsdns.html

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1018942

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018942

External Source: HP

Name: HPSBST02291

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/484186/100/0/threaded

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20071114 Predictable DNS transaction IDs in Microsoft DNS Server

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/483698/100/0/threaded

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20071113 After 6 months - fix available for Microsoft DNS cache poisoning attack

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/483635/100/0/threaded

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.scanit.be/advisory-2007-11-14.html

Hyperlink:http://www.scanit.be/advisory-2007-11-14.html

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-3848

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/3848

External Source: SREASON

Name: 3373

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3373

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4395

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4395

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4395