CVE-2008-3217
N/A
Published: July 18, 2008 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRecursor
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
PowerDNS 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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-RECURSOR-3-1-6x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://wiki.powerdns.com/cgi-bin/trac.fcgi/changeset/1179Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/09/10Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/6Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/16/12VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43925Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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