Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting c-ares-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.10.0-3.amzn2.0.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.81% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-CARESDEBUGINFO-6149106
  • published10 Jan 2024
  • disclosed23 Nov 2021

Introduced: 23 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-3672  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 c-ares-debuginfo to version 0:1.10.0-3.amzn2.0.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2399.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream c-ares-debuginfo package and not the c-ares-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1