CVE-2008-4100
N/A
Published: September 18, 2008 at 05:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAdns
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
GNU adns 1.4 and earlier uses a fixed source port and sequential transaction IDs for DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447. NOTE: the vendor reports that this is intended behavior and is compatible with the product's intended role in a trusted environment.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/4Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-16
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