HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-0087

Windows 2000 vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
32.4%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2000
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values
Published
2008-04-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 32.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-0087

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2000 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-0087.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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