Vulnerability Report

CVE-2021-3672

Title: Missing input validation in c-ares library

Data Manipulation, DoS

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2021-3672.

CWE Category CWE-79
Published Date Nov 23, 2021
Modified Date Nov 21, 2024
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.6 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.04%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2021-3672: 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.

Impacted Vendors

S
siemens 1
D
daniel_stenberg 1
P
pgbouncer_project 1
N
nodejs 1
J
joyent 1
C
c-ares_project 1
P
pgbouncer 1

Reference Links

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1988342 https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20210810.html https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1988342 https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20210810.html https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.8
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2021-3672 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.