CVE-2008-3217 describes a vulnerability in PowerDNS Recursor versions prior to 3.1.6, where the software's failure to consistently use a strong random number generator for source port selection facilitates DNS cache poisoning attacks. This issue is rated with a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating that an unauthenticated attacker can exploit it remotely with medium attack complexity to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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