Signature Detail

DNS: Microsoft Windows DNS Server Spoofing

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known flaw in Microsoft DNS servers. A successful attack can lead to the attacker can manipulate cache data, potentially facilitating man-in-the-middle, site-impersonation, or denial-of-service attacks.

Extended Description

Microsoft Windows DNS Server is prone to a vulnerability that permits an attacker to spoof responses to DNS requests. A successful attack will corrupt the DNS cache with attacker-specified content. This may aid in further attacks such as phishing.

Affected Products

• Avaya messaging_application_server MM 1.1
• Avaya messaging_application_server MM 2.0
• Avaya messaging_application_server MM 3.0
• Avaya messaging_application_server MM 3.1
• Avaya messaging_application_server
• Microsoft windows_2000_advanced_server SP1
• Microsoft windows_2000_advanced_server SP2
• Microsoft windows_2000_advanced_server SP3
• Microsoft windows_2000_advanced_server SP4
• Microsoft windows_2000_advanced_server
• Microsoft windows_2000_datacenter_server SP1
• Microsoft windows_2000_datacenter_server SP2
• Microsoft windows_2000_datacenter_server SP3
• Microsoft windows_2000_datacenter_server SP4
• Microsoft windows_2000_datacenter_server
• Microsoft windows_2000_server SP1
• Microsoft windows_2000_server SP2
• Microsoft windows_2000_server SP3
• Microsoft windows_2000_server SP4
• Microsoft windows_2000_server
• Microsoft windows_server_2003 SP1
• Microsoft windows_server_2003 SP2
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_datacenter_edition SP1
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_datacenter_edition
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_enterprise_edition SP1
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_enterprise_edition
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_enterprise_edition_itanium SP1
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_enterprise_x64_edition SP2
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_enterprise_x64_edition
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_itanium SP1
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_itanium SP2
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_itanium
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_standard_edition SP1
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_standard_edition SP2
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_standard_edition
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_web_edition SP1
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_web_edition SP2
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_web_edition

References

• BugTraq: 25919
• CVE: CVE-2007-3898