CVE-2015-0800 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The PRNG implementation in the DNS resolver in Mozilla Firefox (aka Fennec) before 37.0 on Android does not properly generate 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-2012-2808.

Published: 2015-04-01

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-0813	The PRNG implementation in the DNS resolver in Mozilla Firefox (aka Fennec) before 37.0 on Android does not properly generate 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-2012-2808.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00455.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-41.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031996
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1110212

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

Mozilla Firefox

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2015-04-01T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:26:10.157Z

Reserved: 2015-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-0800

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-04-01T10:59:01.503

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-0800

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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