Is CVE-2008-0087 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0087 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0087?

CVE-2008-0087 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-0087

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 32.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-330
EPSS score: 32.4% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0100)
Published: April 8, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0100 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows 2000
microsoft / windows server 2003
microsoft / windows server 2003
microsoft / windows vista
microsoft / windows xp
microsoft / windows xp
microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

11 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical
Windows Vista Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1003 - historical
Windows XP Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 989 - historical
Windows XP Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 990 - historical
Windows Vista Boot Manager (bootmgr) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 978 - historical

See all 11 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29696(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490575/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28553(Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019802(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.trusteer.com/docs/windowsresolver.html(Broken Link)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1144/references(Broken Link)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-020(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5314(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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