Vulnerability in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Environment

CVE-2021-3448

A flaw was found in dnsmasq in versions before 2.85. When configured to use a specific server for a given network interface, dnsmasq uses a fixed port while forwarding queries. An attacker on the network, able to find the outgoing port used by dnsmasq, only needs to guess the random transmission ID to forge a reply and get it accepted by dnsmasq. This flaw makes a DNS Cache Poisoning attack much easier. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.

EPSS: 0.020 (78.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3448?
CVE-2021-3448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Environment, classified under CWE-358. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2021-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-3448?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-3448 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.