c-ares before 1.4.0 uses a predictable seed for the random number generator for the DNS Transaction ID field, which might allow remote attackers to spoof DNS responses by guessing the field value.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-ares | Daniel_stenberg | 1.0 (including) | 1.0 (including) |
| C-ares | Daniel_stenberg | 1.1 (including) | 1.1 (including) |
| C-ares | Daniel_stenberg | 1.2 (including) | 1.2 (including) |
| C-ares | Daniel_stenberg | 1.2.1 (including) | 1.2.1 (including) |
| C-ares | Daniel_stenberg | 1.3 (including) | 1.3 (including) |
| C-ares | Daniel_stenberg | 1.3.1 (including) | 1.3.1 (including) |
| C-ares | Daniel_stenberg | 1.3.2 (including) | 1.3.2 (including) |
References
- http://cool.haxx.se/cvs.cgi/curl/ares/CHANGES?rev=HEAD\u0026content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup
- http://osvdb.org/37171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25579
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24386
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34979
- http://cool.haxx.se/cvs.cgi/curl/ares/CHANGES?rev=HEAD\u0026content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup
- http://osvdb.org/37171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25579
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24386
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34979