CVE-2008-1637

Published: Apr 2, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Powerdns: Recursor

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Powerdns Recursor	Up to 3.1.4

Related CWEs

References (36)

http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2008-01.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29584

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29737

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29764

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29830

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/30581

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-22.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1544

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490330/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28517

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.trusteer.com/docs/PowerDNS_recursor_DNS_Cache_Poisoning.pdf

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.trusteer.com/docs/powerdnsrecursor.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1046/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41534

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00198.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00224.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2008-01.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitPatch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/29584

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29737

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/29764

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/29830

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/30581

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-22.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1544

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490330/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28517

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.trusteer.com/docs/PowerDNS_recursor_DNS_Cache_Poisoning.pdf

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.trusteer.com/docs/powerdnsrecursor.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1046/references

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41534

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00198.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00224.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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