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.
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Description 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.
Title Netty: DNS Cache Poisoning due to Predictable PRNG and Default Static Source Port
Weaknesses CWE-330
CWE-340
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-12T14:16:03.968Z

Reserved: 2026-05-12T21:59:25.666Z

Link: CVE-2026-45673

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-12T15:16:27.417

Modified: 2026-06-12T15:16:27.417

Link: CVE-2026-45673

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-12T15:30:31Z