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CVE-2021-3672 (Medium) detected in node #1049

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tmarkley opened this issue Dec 29, 2021 · 1 comment · Fixed by #1028
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CVE-2021-3672 (Medium) detected in node #1049

tmarkley opened this issue Dec 29, 2021 · 1 comment · Fixed by #1028
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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

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tmarkley commented Dec 29, 2021

CVE-2021-3672 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

⚠️ Vulnerable Libraries: 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

Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S)
Network (AV:N) High (AC:H) None (PR:N) None (UI:N) Unchanged (S:U)

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)
Low (C:L) Low (I:L) Low (A:L)

🔧 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

@tmarkley tmarkley added Mend: dependency security vulnerability Security vulnerability detected by Mend medium severity Medium severity CVE labels Dec 29, 2021
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@tmarkley tmarkley changed the title CVE-2021-3672 (Medium) detected in node CVE-2021-3672 (Medium) detected in node Dec 29, 2021
@mend-for-github-com mend-for-github-com bot changed the title CVE-2021-3672 (Medium) detected in node CVE-2021-3672 (Medium) detected in node - autoclosed Jan 4, 2022
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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the WhiteSource inventory.

@tmarkley tmarkley changed the title CVE-2021-3672 (Medium) detected in node - autoclosed CVE-2021-3672 (Medium) detected in node Jan 4, 2022
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