CVE-2008-0087

The DNS client in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and Vista uses...

7.5 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

32.4%Up 11.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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.

Record: CVE-2008-0087
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 8.8 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-330
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2008-0087
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-0100 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2008-0100
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6r5q-pfqq-gh34 7.5

The DNS client in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and Vista uses...

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.

Record: GHSA-6r5q-pfqq-gh34
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-330
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-0087 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published April 8, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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