CVE-2007-2930

Summary

CVECVE-2007-2930
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-09-12 01:17:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe (1) NSID_SHUFFLE_ONLY and (2) NSID_USE_POOL PRNG algorithms in ISC BIND 8 before 8.4.7-P1 generate predictable DNS query identifiers when sending outgoing queries such as NOTIFY messages when answering questions as a resolver, which allows remote attackers to poison DNS caches via unknown vectors. NOTE: this issue is different from CVE-2007-2926.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Isc Bind All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#927905 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, US Government Resource
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
ISC has a new website | Internet Systems Consortium af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.isc.org Patch
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
R-333: BIND Version 8 Vulnerable af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ciac.org Patch
HP-UX update for BIND 8 - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM AIX BIND 8 Predictable DNS Query IDs Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www14.software.ibm.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2007/43/022954-01.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www116.nortel.com
Nortel Business Communications Manager BIND 8 Predictable DNS Query IDs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
ASA-2007-448 (SUN 103063) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
BIND 8 Predictable DNS Query IDs Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IBM Security Trusteer Fraud Protection Software | IBM af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trusteer.com
BIND 8 Transaction ID Generation Algorithm Lets Remote Users Conduct DNS Cache Poisoning Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.nortel.com
h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20000.www2.hp.com
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
ISC BIND 8 Remote Cache Poisoning Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Avaya CMS / IR BIND Predictable DNS Query IDs Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Sun Solaris BIND 8 Predictable DNS Query IDs Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-09-12Mark J CoxNot vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of bind as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

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