Is CVE-2008-1447 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 95%.

What products does CVE-2008-1447 affect?

Tracked products affected include Ubuntu. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1447?

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2008-1447

Q: What is CVE-2008-1447?

CVE-2008-1447 is a medium-severity software vulnerability (CWE-331) with a CVSS score of 6.8. 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

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.8 · CWE-331

6.8CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

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."

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityHigh

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactNone

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactNone

Exploit probability (EPSS)95%

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products we track (1)

Ubuntu

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

CVE-2008-1447

Summary

Impact & exploitability

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Additional information