CVE-2007-3153

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

11/06/2007

Last modified:

09/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0

5.00

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.2.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.3:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.3.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.3.2:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.2.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.3:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.3.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.3.2:::::::*

CVE-2007-3153

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools