CVE-2021-3672 (Medium) detected in node
#1049
Labels
cve
Security vulnerabilities detected by Dependabot or Mend
medium severity
Medium severity CVE
Mend: dependency security vulnerability
Security vulnerability detected by Mend
v2.0.0
CVE-2021-3672 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
node@10.24.1
Dependency Hierarchy
node@10.24.1
(Root Library)Found in base branch: main
🕵️ Vulnerability Details
Description
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.
Publish Date
2021-11-23
URL
CVE-2021-3672
🎯 CVSS 3 Score Details (5.6)
Scores
Base: 5.6
Exploitability: 2.1
Impact: 3.4
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploitability Metrics
Impact Metrics
🔧 Suggested Fix
How to fix?
Upgrade
node
to version 16.6.2, 14.17.5, 12.22.5 or higher.Origin
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-UPSTREAM-NODE-1540538
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