CVE-2007-3153 Information

Description

The ares_init:randomize_key function in c-ares on platforms other than Windows uses a weak facility for producing a random number sequence (Unix rand) which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses by guessing certain values.

Reference

http://cool.haxx.se/cvs.cgi/curl/ares/CHANGES?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup http://cool.haxx.se/cvs.cgi/curl/ares/CHANGES?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup http://osvdb.org/37172 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24386 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34980