CVE-2026-45673 (GCVE-0-2026-45673)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-12 14:16 – Updated: 2026-06-12 16:05
VLAI
Title
Netty: DNS Cache Poisoning due to Predictable PRNG and Default Static Source Port
Summary
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.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-12 16:05 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-330 - Use of Insufficiently Random Values
  • CWE-340 - Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
netty netty Affected: >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final
Affected: < 4.1.135.Final
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