CVE-2007-3153 describes a weakness in the ares_init:randomize_key function of the c-ares library on non-Windows platforms, where it utilizes the insecure Unix rand function for generating random numbers. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), allows remote attackers to more easily spoof DNS responses due to predictable random number generation. While the potential impact is information integrity compromise (P), there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.