CVE-2008-1637
PowerDNS Recursor Predictable Randomness Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 2, 2008, 5:44 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2008-1637 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html Added Reference http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2008-01.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29584 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29737 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29764 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29830 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30581 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-22.xml Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1544 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490330/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28517 Added Reference http://www.trusteer.com/docs/PowerDNS_recursor_DNS_Cache_Poisoning.pdf Added Reference http://www.trusteer.com/docs/powerdnsrecursor.html Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1046/references Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41534 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00198.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00224.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/490330/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490330/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41534 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41534 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 03, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1637 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1637
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.03 }} -0.02%
score
0.04536
percentile