SB2021041408 - Use of insufficiently random values in Siemens Nucleus DNS



SB2021041408 - Use of insufficiently random values in Siemens Nucleus DNS

Published: April 14, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021041408
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Use of insufficiently random values (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27393)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the DNS client does not properly randomize UDP port numbers of DNS requests. A remote attacker can poison the DNS cache or spoof DNS resolving.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.