National Vulnerability Database (NVD) National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2008-1454)

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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-1454

Original release date:07/08/2008

Last revised:04/18/2011

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft DNS in Windows 2000 SP4, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to conduct cache poisoning attacks via unknown vectors related to accepting "records from a response that is outside the remote server's authority," aka "DNS Cache Poisoning Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:9.4 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 9.2

Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

**NOTE: Access Complexity scored Low due to insufficient information

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-190A

Name: TA08-190A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html

External Source: BID

Name: 30132

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30132

External Source: MS

Name: MS08-037

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-037.mspx

External Source: VUPEN