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CVE-2007-2926 Detail

Description

ISC BIND 9 through 9.5.0a5 uses a weak random number generator during generation of DNS query ids when answering resolver questions or sending NOTIFY messages to slave name servers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the next query id and perform DNS cache poisoning.


Metrics

 
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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (03/28/2008)

Updates are available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5 to correct this issue: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0740.html

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070801-01-P.asc
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01123426
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01154600
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01174368
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141879471518471&w=2
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:07.bind.asc
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103018-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-389.htm
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=623903
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IZ02218&apar=only
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IZ02219&apar=only
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1341
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-13.xml
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/252735 US Government Resource 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:149
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_47_bind.html
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.022.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0740.html
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5VP0L0UM0A.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474516/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474545/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474808/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474856/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25037
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018442
http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.521385
http://www.trusteer.com/docs/bind9dns.html
http://www.trusteer.com/docs/bind9dns_s.html
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0023/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-491-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2627
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2662
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2782
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2914
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2932
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3242
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35575
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1587
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10293
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2226

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-2926
NVD Published Date:
07/24/2007
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018
Source:
CERT/CC