CVE-2019-3979
Mikrotik RouterOS Domain Name System (DNS) Cache Poisoning Vulnerability
Description
RouterOS versions 6.45.6 Stable, 6.44.5 Long-term, and below are vulnerable to a DNS unrelated data attack. The router adds all A records to its DNS cache even when the records are unrelated to the domain that was queried. Therefore, a remote attacker controlled DNS server can poison the router's DNS cache via malicious responses with additional and untrue records.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 29, 2019, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-3979.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-46 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-345 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 01, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-46 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-46 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:ltr:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.44.5 *cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.45.6
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-2019-3979 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-3979
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.18 }} 0.00%
score
0.52935
percentile