CVE-2008-4100

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-16

Description

GNU adns 1.4 and earlier uses a fixed source port and sequential transaction IDs for DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447. NOTE: the vendor reports that this is intended behavior and is compatible with the product's intended role in a trusted environment.

Affected products

GNU Adns: through 1.4; 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 (+7)

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=492698
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/4
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6197
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=492698
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/4
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6197

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