Windows DNS Client Lets Remote Users Spoof the System
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019802 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1019802
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-0087
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Apr 8 2008
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Impact:
Modification of system information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2000 SP4, 2003 SP2, XP SP2, Vista; and prior service packs
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Windows DNS Client. A remote user can spoof the target user's DNS.
A remote user can send specially crafted data in response to the target user's DNS request to cause the target user's traffic to be directed to an arbitrary location.
Amit Klein of Trusteer, Alla Berzroutchko of Scanit, and Roy Arends of Nominet UK reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can conduct DNS spoofing attacks against the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued the following fixes:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=41326ade-96b6-47ce-9291-d4e3039471c4
Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=893f4cef-0395-4c44-ba28-7a10b6e7dd48
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8fdd1207-6e93-4c43-bacc-fe3623a6ebe7
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=214bd8f5-6eb2-414c-b013-c516a306d692
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=fd123394-a5d6-4b55-be74-2938f52ce922
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=e0e63f03-904d-47ee-94fc-51a8dea668eb
Windows Vista:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8203d303-c855-4579-9bbf-b06ddf5c1b87
Windows Vista x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=73f3a234-3973-4467-be7e-69efa7ee978c
A restart is required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-020.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-020.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Authentication error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:41:44 -0400
Subject: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-020 Important: Vulnerability in DNS Client Could Allow Spoofing (945553)
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-020.mspx
CVE-2008-0087
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