Vulnerability in Daniel Stenberg C-Ares
CVE-2007-3153
The ares_init:randomize_key function in c-ares, on platforms other than Windows, uses a weak facility for producing a random number sequence (Unix rand), which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses by guessing certain values.
EPSS: 0.012 (64.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Daniel_stenberg C-ares — versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)