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CVE-2021-3448

A flaw was found in dnsmasq in versions before 2.85.

Impact

A flaw was found in dnsmasq in versions before 2.85. When configured to use a specific server for a given network interface, dnsmasq uses a fixed port while forwarding queries. An attacker on the network, able to find the outgoing port used by dnsmasq, only needs to guess the random transmission ID to forge a reply and get it accepted by dnsmasq. This flaw makes a DNS Cache Poisoning attack much easier. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
ThekelleysDnsmasq
before 2.85
RedhatEnterprise Linux
Version 8.0
FedoraprojectFedora
Versions 32, 33, 34
OracleCommunications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment
Version 1.9.0

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