Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8177
Revision Date:2014-06-23Version:19
Title:DSA-1544 pdns-recursor -- design flaw
Description:Amit Klein discovered that pdns-recursor, a caching DNS resolver, uses a weak random number generator to create DNS transaction IDs and UDP source port numbers. As a result, cache poisoning attacks were simplified. (CVE-2008-1637 and CVE-2008-3217)
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2008-1637
CVE-2008-3217
DSA-1544
Platform(s):Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s):pdns-recursor
Definition Synopsis
  • Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 is installed.
  • AND Supported architectures section
  • Installed architecture is s390
  • OR Installed architecture is amd64
  • OR Installed architecture is powerpc
  • OR Installed architecture is i386
  • OR Installed architecture is ia64
  • OR Installed architecture is alpha
  • AND pdns-recursor is earlier than 3.1.4-1+etch2
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