Vulnerability 56218 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CCN-56218

Published:

2009-06-09

Updated:

2009-06-09

Summary:

Microsoft Windows could provide weaker than expected security, caused by a design error within the DNS devolution process. An attacker could redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted to launch further attacks on the system.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Consequences:

Other

References:

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Advisory (971888)
Update for DNS Devolution

Source: CCN
Type: BID-35255
Microsoft Windows DNS Devolution Third-Level Domain Name Resolving Weakness

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ms-win-dns-weak-security(56218)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:x64:*:professional:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:x32:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:x32:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:itanium:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable