adns: DNS spoofing flaw
Published Sep 18, 2008
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.49%
Description
GNU adns 1.4 and earlier uses a fixed source port and sequential transaction IDs for DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447. NOTE: the vendor reports that this is intended behavior and is compatible with the product's intended role in a trusted environment.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.4
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 1.0
- 1.1
- 1.2
- 1.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01492) | 73.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01492) | 70.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 63.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.05% (0.01053) | 84.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 1.05% (0.01053) | 83.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01053) | 81.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 54.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=492698 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4100 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462751 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4100
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4100
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6197 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=492698 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4100 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462751 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4100 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4100 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6197 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
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