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
Product
Action
Vendor
Fedoraproject
Product
Fedora
Fedoraproject
Fedora
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment
Oracle
Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Thekelleys
Product
Dnsmasq
Thekelleys
Dnsmasq
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
