Microsoft Windows DNS spoofing information disclosure

win-dns-spoof-information-disclosure (36805) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

The Microsoft Windows DNS service in certain versions of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 could allow a remote attacker to spoof DNS responses and obtain sensitive information. The DNS service fails to provide an adequate amount of entropy in randomization of transaction IDs when querying an upstream DNS server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information and modify the behavior of services running on a vulnerable system.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 6.4
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 4.7
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Obtain Information

Remedy:

Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-062. See References.

References:

Platforms Affected:

  • HP Storage Management Appliance 2.1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 Itanium
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reported:

Nov 13, 2007

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