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CVE-2008-1447


The DNS protocol, as implemented in (1) BIND 8 and 9 before 9.5.0-P1, 9.4.2-P1, and 9.3.5-P1; (2) Microsoft DNS in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2; and other implementations allow remote attackers to spoof DNS traffic via a birthday attack that uses in-bailiwick referrals to conduct cache poisoning against recursive resolvers, related to insufficient randomness of DNS transaction IDs and source ports, aka "DNS Insufficient Socket Entropy Vulnerability" or "the Kaminsky bug."


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 8 products from canonical, from cisco, from debian and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2008-07-08T23:41:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-331

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 6.06 No
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 7.04 No
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 7.10 No
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 8.04 No
Operating System cisco ios 12.0 No
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 No
Operating System microsoft windows_2000 * No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_xp * No
Operating System microsoft windows_xp - No
Operating System microsoft windows_xp - No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 5 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 5 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 5.0 No
Application isc bind 4 Yes
Application isc bind 8 Yes
Application isc bind 9.2.9 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For canonical's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.