CVE-2008-3217

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3217
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-07-18 16:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionPowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.6 does not always use the strongest random number generator for source port selection, which makes it easier for remote attack vectors to conduct DNS cache poisoning. NOTE: this is related to incomplete integration of security improvements associated with addressing CVE-2008-1637.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Powerdns Recursor 3.0 All All All
Application Powerdns Recursor 3.0.1 All All All
Application Powerdns Recursor 3.1.1 All All All
Application Powerdns Recursor 3.1.2 All All All
Application Powerdns Recursor 3.1.3 All All All
Application Powerdns Recursor 3.1.4 All All All
Application Powerdns Recursor All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PowerDNS Source Port Randomization Remote Cache Poisoning Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: PowerDNS recursor source port randomization af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Fedora update for pdns-recursor - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Release notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 doc.powerdns.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-security - CVE request: PowerDNS recursor source port randomization af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: pdns-recursor-3.1.7-2.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Changeset 1179 - PowerDNS - Trac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.powerdns.com Patch
oss-security - Re: DNS vulnerability: other relevant software af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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