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CVE-2008-1637

PowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.5 uses insufficient randomness to calculate (1) TRXID values and (2) UDP source port numbers, which makes it e…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.0%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
0
none known

PowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.5 uses insufficient randomness to calculate (1) TRXID values and (2) UDP source port numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to poison a DNS cache, related to (a) algorithmic deficiencies in rand and random functions in external libraries, (b) use of a 32-bit seed value, and (c) choice of the time of day as the sole seeding information.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.96% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/29764 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29737 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2008/dsa-1544 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00198.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/28517 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • doc.powerdns.com /changelog.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • trusteer.com /docs/powerdnsrecursor.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29584 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1046/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • trusteer.com /docs/PowerDNS_recursor_DNS_Cache_Poisoning.pdf · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29830 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • doc.powerdns.com /powerdns-advisory-2008-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/41534 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200804-22.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00224.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/490330/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30581 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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