What is CVE-2015-8263?

CVE-2015-8263 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Wnr1000v3. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2015-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2015-8263?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NETGEAR Wnr1000v3

CVE-2015-8263

NETGEAR WNR1000v3 devices with firmware 1.0.2.68 use the same source port number for every DNS query, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof responses by selecting that number for the destination port.

EPSS: 0.018 (76.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Netgear Wnr1000v3
Netgear Wnr1000v3_firmware — versions 1.0.2.68
N/a — versions n/a

References

cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8263?: CVE-2015-8263 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Wnr1000v3. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2015-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2015-8263?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.