CVE-2007-3152 Weak cryptography in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can spoof DNS responses by guessing predictable transaction IDs due to weak random number generation in the c-ares library.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-3152?

CVE-2007-3152 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

c-ares before 1.4.0 uses a predictable seed for the random number generator for the DNS Transaction ID field, which might allow remote attackers to spoof DNS responses by guessing the field value.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3152?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Daniel Stenberg C-Ares.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3152?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3152 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-3152 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3152 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-77x3-jh2q-2qvx.

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