CVE-2008-4126

NameCVE-2008-4126
DescriptionPyDNS (aka python-dns) before 2.3.1-5 in Debian GNU/Linux does not use random source ports for DNS requests and does not use random transaction IDs for DNS retries, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4099.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1619-1
Debian Bugs490217

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
python-dns (PTS)jessie, stretch2.3.6-3fixed
buster2.3.6-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
python-dnssourceetch2.3.0-5.2+etch1DSA-1619-1
python-dnssource(unstable)2.3.1-5490217
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