An issue was discovered in FNET through 4.6.4. The code that initializes the DNS client interface structure does not set sufficiently random transaction IDs (they are always set to 1 in _fnet_dns_poll in fnet_dns.c). This significantly simplifies DNS cache poisoning attacks.
References
Link Resource
http://fnet.sourceforge.net/manual/fnet_history.html Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-343-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/815128 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-12-11T22:40:55

Updated: 2020-12-11T22:40:55

Reserved: 2020-08-10T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2020-17470

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-12-11T23:15:13.747

Modified: 2023-10-12T18:31:10.153


Link: CVE-2020-17470

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CWE