CVE-2007-3898

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-3898
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-11-14 01:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-16 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All gold adv_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All gold datacenter_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All gold srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp1 adv_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp1 datacenter_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp1 srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp2 adv_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp2 datacenter_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp2 srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp3 adv_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp3 datacenter_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp3 srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 adv_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 datacenter_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All gold itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All gold std All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All gold x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All gold x64-std All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp1 std All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 std All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All - All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Windows DNS Service Cache Poisoning Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-062 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#484649 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Microsoft Windows Recursive DNS Spoofing Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
IBM Security Trusteer Fraud Protection Software | IBM af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trusteer.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Windows DNS Service Insufficent Entropy Lets Remote Users Spoof the DNS Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
SecurityReason - Microsoft Windows DNS Service Cache Poisoning Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-317A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Scanit - Predictable DNS transaction IDs in Microsoft DNS Server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.scanit.be
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