CVE-2015-8263 describes a vulnerability in NETGEAR WNR1000v3 routers running firmware 1.0.2.68, where the device uses a predictable, static source port for all DNS queries. This design flaw significantly simplifies DNS spoofing attacks by remote attackers. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.6, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on integrity (spoofing). While not listed on the KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.2.68CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr1000v3_firmware:1.0.2.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wnr1000v3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.