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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-4126

PyDNS (aka python-dns) before 2.3.1-5 in Debian GNU/Linux does not use random source ports for DNS requests and does not use random transaction IDs for DNS retries, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different…

MEDIUM 6.4EPSS 2.19%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

PyDNS (aka python-dns) before 2.3.1-5 in Debian GNU/Linux does not use random source ports for DNS requests and does not use random transaction IDs for DNS retries, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4099.

CVSS 2.0
6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
EPSS
2.19% probability · 81th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-16
Affected
debian/python-dns
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.