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CVE-2026-45673
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, Netty's DNS resolver uses a predictable PRNG for generating DNS transaction IDs and defaults to a static UDP source port. This combination reduces the entropy of DNS queries, enabling DNS Cache Poisoning (Kaminsky attack). Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-330","description":"CWE-330: Use of Insufficiently Random Values","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dab8c7238b28a758491397fc4ddded80dae0a7f68a1ff9e7e5e192c7c3005e5a · sha256:13e01f57a5958cf2… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-340","description":"CWE-340: Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dab8c7238b28a758491397fc4ddded80dae0a7f68a1ff9e7e5e192c7c3005e5a · sha256:13e01f57a5958cf2… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"netty","vendor":"netty","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final"},{"status":"affected","version":"< 4.1.135.Final"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dab8c7238b28a758491397fc4ddded80dae0a7f68a1ff9e7e5e192c7c3005e5a · sha256:13e01f57a5958cf2… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.8,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dab8c7238b28a758491397fc4ddded80dae0a7f68a1ff9e7e5e192c7c3005e5a · sha256:13e01f57a5958cf2… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-330","description":"CWE-330: Use of Insufficiently Random Values","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dab8c7238b28a758491397fc4ddded80dae0a7f68a1ff9e7e5e192c7c3005e5a · sha256:13e01f57a5958cf2… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-340","description":"CWE-340: Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dab8c7238b28a758491397fc4ddded80dae0a7f68a1ff9e7e5e192c7c3005e5a · sha256:13e01f57a5958cf2… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dab8c7238b28a758491397fc4ddded80dae0a7f68a1ff9e7e5e192c7c3005e5a · sha256:13e01f57a5958cf2… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dab8c7238b28a758491397fc4ddded80dae0a7f68a1ff9e7e5e192c7c3005e5a · sha256:13e01f57a5958cf2… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-xmv7-r254-6q78","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-xmv7-r254-6q78"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dab8c7238b28a758491397fc4ddded80dae0a7f68a1ff9e7e5e192c7c3005e5a · sha256:13e01f57a5958cf2… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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