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CVE-2012-2808 Details

Description

The PRNG implementation in the DNS resolver in Bionic in Android before 4.1.1 incorrectly uses time and PID information during the generation of random numbers for query ID values and UDP source ports, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses by guessing these numbers, a related issue to CVE-2015-0800.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://blog.watchfire.com/files/androiddnsweakprng.pdf CVE
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-41.html CVE
http://blog.watchfire.com/files/androiddnsweakprng.pdf [email protected]
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-41.html [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
google bionic
<= 4.1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:google:bionic:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-2808
NVD Published Date:
Apr 1, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-2808 Details - Not Deferred