{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T04:56:18+00:00","cve":"CVE-2008-4099","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2008-4099","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2008-4099.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4099","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4099"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2008-4099","description":"PyDNS (aka python-dns) before 2.3.1-4 in Debian GNU/Linux does not use random source ports or transaction IDs for DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"redhat","published_at":"2008-09-18 17:59:32","updated_at":"2026-04-23 00:35:47"},"problem_types":["CWE-16","n/a"],"metrics":[{"version":"2.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"6.4","severity":"","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P","data":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P","baseScore":6.4,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL"}}],"references":[{"url":"http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/p/python-dns/python-dns_2.3.3-1/changelog","name":"http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/p/python-dns/python-dns_2.3.3-1/changelog","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"404 Not Found","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"404","archivestatus":"404"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/4","name":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/4","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"oss-security - Re: CVE Request (ruby -- DNS spoofing vulnerability\n in resolv.rb)","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=490217","name":"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=490217","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Exploit"],"title":"#490217 - python-dns vulnerable to CVE-2008-1447 DNS source port guessable - Debian Bug report logs","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/1","name":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/1","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"oss-security - Re: CVE Request (ruby -- DNS spoofing vulnerability\n in resolv.rb)","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4099","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4099","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","version":"affected n/a","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"4099","vulnerable":"0","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"debian","cpe5":"linux","cpe6":"unknown","cpe7":"unknown","cpe8":"etch","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"4099","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"debian","cpe5":"python-dns","cpe6":"2.3.0-1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"4099","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"debian","cpe5":"python-dns","cpe6":"2.3.0-2","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"4099","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"debian","cpe5":"python-dns","cpe6":"2.3.0-3","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"4099","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"debian","cpe5":"python-dns","cpe6":"2.3.0-4","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"4099","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"debian","cpe5":"python-dns","cpe6":"2.3.0-5","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"4099","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"debian","cpe5":"python-dns","cpe6":"2.3.0-5.1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"4099","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"debian","cpe5":"python-dns","cpe6":"2.3.0-6","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"4099","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"debian","cpe5":"python-dns","cpe6":"2.3.1-1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"4099","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"debian","cpe5":"python-dns","cpe6":"2.3.1-2","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"4099","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"2.3.1-3","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"debian","cpe5":"python-dns","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-08-07T10:00:42.838Z","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE"},"references":[{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/p/python-dns/python-dns_2.3.3-1/changelog"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20080911 Re: CVE Request (ruby -- DNS spoofing vulnerability in resolv.rb)","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/1"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20080915 Re: CVE Request (ruby -- DNS spoofing vulnerability in resolv.rb)","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/4"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=490217"}],"title":"CVE Program Container"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"n/a","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"n/a"}]}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"PyDNS (aka python-dns) before 2.3.1-4 in Debian GNU/Linux does not use random source ports or transaction IDs for DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2008-09-18T17:47:00.000Z","orgId":"53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749","shortName":"redhat"},"references":[{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/p/python-dns/python-dns_2.3.3-1/changelog"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20080911 Re: CVE Request (ruby -- DNS spoofing vulnerability in resolv.rb)","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST"],"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/1"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20080915 Re: CVE Request (ruby -- DNS spoofing vulnerability in resolv.rb)","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST"],"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/4"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=490217"}]}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749","assignerShortName":"redhat","cveId":"CVE-2008-4099","datePublished":"2008-09-18T17:47:00.000Z","dateReserved":"2008-09-15T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-07T10:00:42.838Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2008-09-18 17:59:32","lastModifiedDate":"2026-04-23 00:35:47","problem_types":["CWE-16","n/a"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P","baseScore":6.4,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL"},"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","exploitabilityScore":10,"impactScore":4.9,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}]},"configurations":[{"operator":"AND","nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:debian:python-dns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndIncluding":"2.3.1-3","matchCriteriaId":"399E0A21-71C6-43AF-9EC8-EFD8FA50CD8B"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:debian:python-dns:2.3.0-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"7F07B638-3E16-4A58-9380-495A21FB56FB"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:debian:python-dns:2.3.0-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"FC6F9EC4-0F3B-415A-B518-911716059350"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:debian:python-dns:2.3.0-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"C75EED6D-9C9E-47C8-B411-9A15072A82D8"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:debian:python-dns:2.3.0-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"C1FF1443-4AF9-4A90-BD01-4BD6DC9494EF"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:debian:python-dns:2.3.0-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"FE12FBCE-B3EC-43E2-AAFE-FA0497921C47"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:debian:python-dns:2.3.0-5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"06410162-F3CE-4E90-A9CB-6BA35117A259"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:debian:python-dns:2.3.0-6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"F369971A-A314-4883-84DD-07F906F06145"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:debian:python-dns:2.3.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"F9B62615-D57C-4567-B2A6-AD4BDE465864"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:debian:python-dns:2.3.1-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"34A10018-9535-4865-9FC0-0ED7EDE74691"}]},{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":false,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:debian:linux:unknown:unknown:etch:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"3CFF5E16-B757-4F51-9896-EA47AEBD5A91"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2008","CveId":"4099","Ordinal":"1","Title":"CVE-2008-4099","CVE":"CVE-2008-4099","Year":"2008"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2008","CveId":"4099","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"PyDNS (aka python-dns) before 2.3.1-4 in Debian GNU/Linux does not use random source ports or transaction IDs for DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2008-4099"},{"CveYear":"2008","CveId":"4099","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2008-09-18","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"}]}}}