Is CVE-2008-3217 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-3217 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-3217?

CVE-2008-3217 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-3217?

CVE-2008-3217 has an EPSS score of 1.81% (76th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3217?

Upgrade pdns-recursor on debian 11 to 3.1.7-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-3217

MEDIUMEPSS 76th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

PowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.6 does not always use the strongest random number generator for source port selection, which makes it easier for remote attack vectors to conduct DNS cache poisoning. NOTE: this is related to incomplete integration of security improvements associated with addressing CVE-2008-1637.

CWE-189

How to fix

Remediation Available

pdns-recursorDebian

Fixed in:3.1.7-1CVE-2008-3217

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.81%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

wiki.powerdns.com

Other references8

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-189 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-1538	High	10.0	99%	-	-
CVE-2006-3747	High	7.6	96%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-0071	High	9.3	93%	-	-
CVE-2015-3829	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2015-3864	High	10.0	87%	-	-
CVE-2015-1539	High	10.0	86%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.