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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-3672: Cross-site Scripting

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-3672: Cross-site Scripting

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/23/2021
Created
04/09/2024
Added
03/26/2024
Modified
10/02/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-c-ares
  • alpine-linux-upgrade-nodejs
  • alpine-linux-upgrade-nodejs-current

References

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