Small Space of Random Values Affecting lathiat/avahi package, versions [,0.9-rc2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LATHIATAVAHI-8400790
  • published22 Nov 2024
  • disclosed21 Nov 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Nov 2024

NewCVE-2024-52616  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-334  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade lathiat/avahi to version 0.9-rc2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Small Space of Random Values due to the initialization of DNS transaction IDs in a predictable manner at startup and their sequential incrementation thereafter. An attacker can facilitate DNS spoofing attacks by guessing transaction IDs.

CVSS Scores

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