CVE-2008-3217
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD
PowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.6 does not always use the strongest random number generator for source port selection, which makes it easier for remote attack vectors to conduct DNS cache poisoning. NOTE: this is related to incomplete integration of security improvements associated with addressing CVE-2008-1637.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-189
- EPSS score
- 1.8% (79th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3207)
- Published
- July 18, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3207 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- powerdns / recursor
- powerdns / recursor
- powerdns / recursor
- powerdns / recursor
- powerdns / recursor
- powerdns / recursor
- powerdns / recursor
References
- http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-RECURSOR-3-1-6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31311
- http://wiki.powerdns.com/cgi-bin/trac.fcgi/changeset/1179(Patch)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/09/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/16/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30782
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43925
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg01353.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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