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 Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.6
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejsUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade c-ares | May 4, 2022 | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-currentUpgrade c-ares | Mar 26, 2024 | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade c-aresUpgrade c-ares-debuginfoUpgrade c-ares-devel | Jan 10, 2024 | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade c-ares | Nov 5, 2021 | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade c-ares-develUpgrade c-ares-debugsourceUpgrade nodejsUpgrade c-ares-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade c-aresUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-packaging | Sep 22, 2021 | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade c-ares | Aug 12, 2021 | Aug 12, 2021 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade py39-pycares | Apr 14, 2023 | Apr 9, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-dns/c-ares.Upgrade net-libs/nodejs. | Jan 8, 2024 | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade c-aresUpgrade c-ares-devel | Oct 26, 2021 | Oct 25, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade c-ares-develUpgrade c-ares | Nov 12, 2021 | Oct 25, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade c-ares-develUpgrade c-ares | Nov 2, 2021 | Oct 25, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade c-ares | Nov 12, 2021 | Oct 25, 2021 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade library/libcares to version 1.17.2-11.4.37.0.1.101.1 on Solaris 11.4 | Oct 12, 2021 | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejsUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade c-aresUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-packaging | Sep 23, 2021 | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade c-aresUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade c-ares-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade c-ares-debugsourceNo solution existsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade npm | Sep 22, 2021 | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejsUpgrade c-aresUpgrade c-ares-debuginfoUpgrade c-ares-debugsourceUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade c-ares-devel | May 11, 2022 | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade npm12Upgrade nodejs10-develUpgrade libcares2Upgrade c-ares-utilsUpgrade libcares-develUpgrade nodejs14Upgrade npm10Upgrade c-ares-develUpgrade libcares2-32bitUpgrade nodejs14-docsUpgrade npm14Upgrade nodejs10Upgrade nodejs12Upgrade nodejs10-docsUpgrade nodejs12-develUpgrade nodejs12-docsUpgrade nodejs14-devel | Aug 11, 2021 | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc-ares2Upgrade libc-ares2 (Ubuntu Pro) | Aug 11, 2021 | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 23, 2021 |
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