CVE-2007-3152

c-ares before 1.4.0 uses a predictable seed for the random number generator for the DNS Transaction ID field, which might allow remote attackers to spoof DNS responses by guessing the field value.

Published: 2007-06-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-3152 is rated Moderate Risk (54.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.40%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3152

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.88% 1.40% +0.52%
2 2026-01-28 0.68% 0.88% +0.20%
3 2025-03-17 0.68%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-3152

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-3152

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-3152

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
daniel_stenberg c-ares 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
daniel_stenberg c-ares 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
daniel_stenberg c-ares 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
daniel_stenberg c-ares 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
daniel_stenberg c-ares 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
daniel_stenberg c-ares 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
daniel_stenberg c-ares 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-3152

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