Microsoft Windows DNS Client Spoofing Vulnerability (MS08-020, 945553)
🗓️ 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preemptive Protection against Microsoft Windows DNS Client Spoofing Vulnerability (MS08-020) | 8 Apr 200800:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories | |
| Security Best Practice: Protect Yourself against DNS Cache Poisoning | 16 Aug 200700:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories | |
| CVE-2008-0087 | 8 Apr 200823:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2008-0087 | 8 Apr 200823:00 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2008-0087 | 8 Apr 200823:05 | – | nvd | |
| Microsoft Windows DNS Client Service Response Spoofing Vulnerability (945553) | 10 Jan 201100:00 | – | openvas | |
| Microsoft Windows DNS Client Service Response Spoofing Vulnerability (945553) | 10 Jan 201100:00 | – | openvas | |
| Windows vulnerability in DNS Client Could Allow Spoofing (945553) | 3 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas | |
| Code injection | 8 Apr 200823:05 | – | prion | |
| PT-2008-1742 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2003 +4 | 8 Apr 200800:00 | – | ptsecurity |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| docs | www.docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-020 |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/28553 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.90020");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-03 22:30:27 +0200 (Wed, 03 Sep 2008)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"8.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-02-14 16:54:54 +0000 (Wed, 14 Feb 2024)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-0087");
script_name("Microsoft Windows DNS Client Spoofing Vulnerability (MS08-020, 945553)");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-020");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28553");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("secpod_reg_enum.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/registry_enumerated");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"All Users should upgrade to the latest version.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is probably affected by the vulnerability described in
CVE-2008-0087");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"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.");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:3, win2k:5, win2003:3) <= 0){
exit(0);
}
# MS08-020 Hotfix check
if(hotfix_missing(name:"945553") == 0){
exit(0);
}
dllPath = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\COM3\Setup",
item:"Install Path");
if(!dllPath){
exit(0);
}
share = ereg_replace(pattern:"([A-Z]):.*", replace:"\1$", string:dllPath);
file = ereg_replace(pattern:"[A-Z]:(.*)", replace:"\1",
string:dllPath + "\Dnsapi.dll");
dllVer = GetVer(file:file, share:share);
if(!dllVer){
exit(0);
}
if(hotfix_check_sp(win2k:5) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"5.0.2195.7151")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:dllVer, fixed_version:"5.0.2195.7151");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
}
else if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:3) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"5.1.2600.3316")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:dllVer, fixed_version:"5.1.2600.3316");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
}
else if(hotfix_check_sp(win2003:3) > 0)
{
SP = get_kb_item("SMB/Win2003/ServicePack");
if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"5.2.3790.4238")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:dllVer, fixed_version:"5.2.3790.4238");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
exit(0);
}
if("Service Pack 1" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"5.2.3790.3092")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:dllVer, fixed_version:"5.2.3790.3092");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
exit(0);
}
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
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