golang-github-miekg-dns: predictable TXID can lead to response forgeries
Published Dec 13, 2019
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.07%
Description
The miekg Go DNS package before 1.1.25, as used in CoreDNS before 1.6.6 and other products, improperly generates random numbers because math/rand is used. The TXID becomes predictable, leading to response forgeries.
Affected products
No data.
- < 1.1.25
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Jaeger 1.20
distributed-tracing/jaeger-rhel8-operator:1.20.1-3
Fixed · RHSA-2020:5198
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
rhosp-rhel8-tech-preview/osp-director-operator:1.2.3-2
Fixed · RHSA-2022:2183
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
osp-director-provisioner-container
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
rhosp-rhel8/osp-director-downloader
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Jaeger 1.20 | distributed-tracing/jaeger-rhel8-operator:1.20.1-3 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5198 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | rhosp-rhel8-tech-preview/osp-director-operator:1.2.3-2 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:2183 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | osp-director-provisioner-container | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | rhosp-rhel8/osp-director-downloader | Will not fix | n/a |
github.com/miekg/dns
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.1.25-0.20191211073109-8ebf2e419df7
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/miekg/dns | 0 | 1.1.25-0.20191211073109-8ebf2e419df7 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02066) | 80.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02066) | 78.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 57.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 64.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 56.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 54.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.18% (0.07176) | 80.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.74th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.54th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 69.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (13)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19794 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1786761 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-44r7-7p62-q3fr Advisory
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/issues/3519 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/issues/3547 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/miekg/dns/commit/8ebf2e419df7857ac8919baa05248789a8ffbf33
- https://github.com/miekg/dns/compare/v1.1.24...v1.1.25 x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/miekg/dns/issues/1037
- https://github.com/miekg/dns/issues/1043 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/miekg/dns/pull/1044 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19794
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0008
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19794
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19794 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1786761 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-44r7-7p62-q3fr | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/coredns/coredns/issues/3519 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/coredns/coredns/issues/3547 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/miekg/dns/commit/8ebf2e419df7857ac8919baa05248789a8ffbf33 | ||
| https://github.com/miekg/dns/compare/v1.1.24...v1.1.25 | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/miekg/dns/issues/1037 | ||
| https://github.com/miekg/dns/issues/1043 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/miekg/dns/pull/1044 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19794 | ||
| https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0008 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19794 |
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