CVE-2021-43523

In uClibc and uClibc-ng before 1.0.39, incorrect handling of special characters in domain names returned by DNS servers via gethostbyname, getaddrinfo, gethostbyaddr, and getnameinfo can lead to output of wrong hostnames (leading to domain hijacking) or injection into applications (leading to remote code execution, XSS, applications crashes, etc.). In other words, a validation step, which is expected in any stub resolver, does not occur.

CVSS v3 9.6 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

9.6^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/wbx-github/uclibc-ng/commit/0f822af0445e5348ce7b7bd8ce1204244f31d174	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://uclibc-ng.org/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/09/1	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:uclibc:uclibc::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-11-10 15:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:48

NVD link : CVE-2021-43523

Mitre link : CVE-2021-43523

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-43523

JSON object : View

Products Affected

uclibc-ng_project

uclibc-ng

uclibc

uclibc

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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