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CVE-2021-3448

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CVE-2021-3448

Published: Apr 8, 2021

Modified: Dec 3, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

dnsmasq

affected
dnsmasq 2.85

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FEDORA-2021-62a5062b2d
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2021-9433bedebd
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2021-5cd2571751
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
GLSA-202105-20
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO

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