| VID |
26353 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The hotfix (MS08-037, 953230) for 'Spoofing Vulnerabilities in DNS' has not been applied. The Microsoft Windows DNS client and DNS server are vulnerable to DNS spoofing vulnerabilities. By sending malicious DNS responses to DNS requests, a remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to spoof DNS responses or to redirect Internet traffic to any server of the attacker's choosing.
* Note: This check requires an account with administrative privileges which can log into the host to scan. Absence of these condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-037.mspx
* Platforms Affected:
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Microsoft Windows XP SP3
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2008 |
| Recommendation |
Apply the appropriate patch (953230) for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-037 at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-037.mspx
-- OR --
Patches for Windows platforms are also available from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site, http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com . Windows Update detects what version of Windows you are running and offers the appropriate patch. |
| Related URL |
CVE-2008-1440,CVE-2008-1441 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
29508,29509 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
42695,42696,42697 (ISS) |
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