cve-2021-3672
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-11-23 00:00
Modified
2024-08-03 17:01
Severity
Summary
A flaw was found in c-ares library, where a missing input validation check of host names returned by DNS (Domain Name Servers) can lead to output of wrong hostnames which might potentially lead to Domain Hijacking. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
References
SourceURLTags
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1988342Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20210810.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPatch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
VendorProduct
n/ac-ares
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