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    CVE-2021-3448

    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.

    Published:Mar 12, 2021
    Last Modified:Dec 3, 2025
    EPS:Apr 8, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00031
    CVSS Score:4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Thekelleys
    Product
    Dnsmasq

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    Integrity
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