CVE-2022-33989
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CVE-2022-33989 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. dproxy-nexgen (aka dproxy nexgen) uses a static UDP source port (selected randomly only at boot time) in upstream queries sent to DNS resolvers. This allows DNS cache poisoning because there is not enough entropy to prevent traffic injection attacks.. EPSS estimates a 0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
dproxy-nexgen (aka dproxy nexgen) uses a static UDP source port (selected randomly only at boot time) in upstream queries sent to DNS resolvers. This allows DNS cache poisoning because there is not enough entropy to prevent traffic injection attacks.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dproxy-Nexgen Project | Dproxy-Nexgen | All versions |
References
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/dproxy/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/14/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity22/presentation/jeitnerThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/dproxy/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/14/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity22/presentation/jeitnerThird Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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