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CVE-2008-1637

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2008-04-02 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

PowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.5 uses insufficient randomness to calculate (1) TRXID values and (2) UDP source port numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to poison a DNS cache, related to (a) algorithmic deficiencies in rand and random functions in external libraries, (b) use of a 32-bit seed value, and (c) choice of the time of day as the sole seeding information.

Affected Platforms

Powerdns Recursor

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References