VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-3152
c-ares before 1.4.0 uses a predictable seed for the random number generator for the DNS Transaction ID field, which might allow remote attackers to spoof DNS responses by guessing the field value.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
c-ares before 1.4.0 uses a predictable seed for the random number generator for the DNS Transaction ID field, which might allow remote attackers to spoof DNS responses by guessing the field value.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.40% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- daniel stenberg/c-ares
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://cool.haxx.se/cvs.cgi/curl/ares/CHANGES?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup
- http://osvdb.org/37171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25579Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24386Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34979
- http://cool.haxx.se/cvs.cgi/curl/ares/CHANGES?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup
- http://osvdb.org/37171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25579Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24386Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34979
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.