Daniel Stenberg c-ares up to 1.3.2 ares_init:randomize_key authentication spoofing
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Daniel Stenberg c-ares up to 1.3.2. Affected is the function ares_init:randomize_key
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was presented 06/08/2007 by Amit Klein (Website). The advisory is available at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-3153 since 06/11/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27676 (Fedora 7 : c-ares-1.4.0-1.fc7 (2007-0724)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34980) and Tenable (27676). See 37217 for similar entry.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7
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Class: Authentication spoofingCWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 27676
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : c-ares-1.4.0-1.fc7 (2007-0724)
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OpenVAS ID: 58842
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: c-ares
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: osvdb.org⛔Researcher: Amit Klein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-3153 (🔍)
X-Force: 34980 - c-ares ares_init:randomize_key weak security
SecurityFocus: 24386 - C-Ares DNS Library Remote Cache Poisoning Vulnerability
Secunia: 25579
OSVDB: 37172 - c-ares ares_init:randomize_key Function Random Number Generator (RNG) Weakness
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Entry
Created: 03/15/2015 15:58Updated: 09/03/2018 08:24
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (73), 09/03/2018 08:24 (2)
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