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MiracleLinux 3 : dnsmasq-2.45-1AXS3.1.1 (AXBA:2008-315:02)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 291441
Synopsis
The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote MiracleLinux 3 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXBA:2008-315:02 advisory.- The DNS protocol, as implemented in (1) BIND 8 and 9 before 9.5.0-P1, 9.4.2-P1, and 9.3.5-P1; (2) Microsoft DNS in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2; and other implementations allow remote attackers to spoof DNS traffic via a birthday attack that uses in-bailiwick referrals to conduct cache poisoning against recursive resolvers, related to insufficient randomness of DNS transaction IDs and source ports, aka DNS Insufficient Socket Entropy Vulnerability or the Kaminsky bug.
(CVE-2008-1447)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected dnsmasq package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 291441
File Name: miracle_linux_AXBA-2008-315.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/19/2026
Updated: 1/19/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
Vendor
Vendor Severity: N/a
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-1447
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:3, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:dnsmasq
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/1/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/6/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1447
IAVA: 2008-A-0045