CVE-2007-3898

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 52.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-11-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-16

Description

The 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.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/27584
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3373
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/484649
http://www.scanit.be/advisory-2007-11-14.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483635/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483698/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484186/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25919
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018942
http://www.trusteer.com/docs/windowsdns.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-317A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3848

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