PT-2008-4633 · Powerdns · Powerdns Recursor

Florian Weimer · Published 2008-07-18 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-3217

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: PowerDNS Recursor versions prior to 3.1.6

Description: The issue makes it easier for remote attack vectors to conduct DNS cache poisoning due to the incomplete integration of security improvements. This is related to the random number generator not always being used for source port selection.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 3.1.6, update to version 3.1.6 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3217

DSA-1544-2

Affected Products

Powerdns Recursor

References · 13

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3217 · Vendor Advisory
• http://wiki.powerdns.com/cgi-bin/trac.fcgi/changeset/1179 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3217 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3217 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3217 · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg01353.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31311 · Note
• http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-RECURSOR-3-1-6 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43925 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/6 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30782 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/09/10 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/16/12 · Note