C-Ares DNS Library Remote Cache Poisoning Vulnerability

BID:24386

Info

C-Ares DNS Library Remote Cache Poisoning Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24386
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-3153
CVE-2007-3152
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 08 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 06 2016 02:39PM
Credit: Amit Klein reported this issue to the vendor.
Vulnerable: Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.3.2
Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.3.1
Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.3
Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.2.1
Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.2
Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.1
Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.0
Not Vulnerable: Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.4

Discussion

C-Ares DNS Library Remote Cache Poisoning Vulnerability

A remote DNS cache-poisoning vulnerability affects the 'c-ares' DNS client library because it fails to use secure DNS transaction IDs.

An attacker may leverage this issue to manipulate cache data, potentially facilitating man-in-the-middle, sitepimpersonation, or denial-of-service attacks.

Versions prior to 'c-ares' 1.4.0 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

C-Ares DNS Library Remote Cache Poisoning Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

C-Ares DNS Library Remote Cache Poisoning Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released c-ares 1.4.0 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.0

Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.1

Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.2

Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.2.1

Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.3

Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.3.1

Daniel Stenberg c-ares 1.3.2

References

C-Ares DNS Library Remote Cache Poisoning Vulnerability

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