openSUSE: Security Advisory for c-ares (openSUSE-SU-2021:2760-1)
🗓️ 18 Aug 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbHType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 315 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security fix for the ALT Linux 9 package c-ares version 1.17.2-alt1 | 19 Aug 202100:00 | – | altlinux | |
| Security fix for the ALT Linux 10 package node version 14.17.5-alt1 | 17 Aug 202100:00 | – | altlinux | |
| py39-pycares -- domain hijacking vulnerability | 11 Jun 202100:00 | – | freebsd | |
| Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Use Case Manager app is vulnerable to using components with known vulnerabilities | 20 Apr 202214:01 | – | ibm | |
| CVE-2021-3672 | 23 Nov 202119:15 | – | attackerkb | |
| Amazon Linux 2 : c-ares (ALAS-2024-2399) | 9 Jan 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| Amazon Linux AMI : c-ares (ALAS-2021-1545) | 5 Nov 202100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0072: nodejs:14 (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0072) | 14 May 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| AlmaLinux 8 : c-ares (ALSA-2022:2043) | 12 May 202200:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 8 : nodejs:12 (CESA-2021:3623) | 22 Sep 202100:00 | – | nessus |
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.854071");
script_version("2025-02-28T05:38:49+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-3672");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-02-28 05:38:49 +0000 (Fri, 28 Feb 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-12-14 18:29:00 +0000 (Tue, 14 Dec 2021)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-08-18 03:02:51 +0000 (Wed, 18 Aug 2021)");
script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for c-ares (openSUSE-SU-2021:2760-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/opensuse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=openSUSELeap15\.3");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"openSUSE-SU-2021:2760-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/4F2ZKNNMGENSNMAS5CDHA3CDDRAXF3AQ");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'c-ares'
package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2021:2760-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for c-ares fixes the following issues:
Version update to git snapshot 1.17.1+20200724:
- CVE-2021-3672: fixed missing input validation on hostnames returned by
DNS servers (bsc#1188881)
- If ares_getaddrinfo() was terminated by an ares_destroy(), it would
cause crash
- Crash in sortaddrinfo() if the list size equals 0 due to an unexpected
DNS response
- Expand number of escaped characters in DNS replies as per RFC1035 5.1 to
prevent spoofing
- Use unbuffered /dev/urandom for random data to prevent early startup
performance issues");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'c-ares' package(s) on openSUSE Leap 15.3.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "openSUSELeap15.3") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"c-ares-debugsource", rpm:"c-ares-debugsource~1.17.1+20200724~3.14.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"c-ares-devel", rpm:"c-ares-devel~1.17.1+20200724~3.14.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"c-ares-utils", rpm:"c-ares-utils~1.17.1+20200724~3.14.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"c-ares-utils-debuginfo", rpm:"c-ares-utils-debuginfo~1.17.1+20200724~3.14.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libcares2", rpm:"libcares2~1.17.1+20200724~3.14.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libcares2-debuginfo", rpm:"libcares2-debuginfo~1.17.1+20200724~3.14.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libcares2-32bit", rpm:"libcares2-32bit~1.17.1+20200724~3.14.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libcares2-32bit-debuginfo", rpm:"libcares2-32bit-debuginfo~1.17.1+20200724~3.14.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);Data
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