CVE-2015-0800 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Weak PRNG in Firefox Android DNS resolver allows remote attackers to spoof DNS responses by guessing query IDs and ports.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-0800?

CVE-2015-0800 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 1 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The PRNG implementation in the DNS resolver in Mozilla Firefox (aka Fennec) before 37.0 on Android does not properly generate random numbers for query ID values and UDP source ports, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses by guessing these numbers, a related issue to CVE-2012-2808.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0800?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0800?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-0800 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mrq8-v5mr-5qwj.

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