CVE-2007-3152

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Published Jun 11, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.3.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-3144	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.402% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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/25579
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24386
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34979

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Daniel Stenberg C-ares

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 11, 2007, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:05 PM
Reserved: Jun 11, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:41 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 11, 2007, 10:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:41 PM

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