SB2021081617 - SUSE update for libcares2
Published: August 16, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021081617
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3672)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack domains.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of host names, returned by the DNS server. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform domain hijacking.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.