Detections
Analytics

Debian DLA-2738-1 : c-ares - LTS security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 152486

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2738 advisory.

 - 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. (CVE-2021-3672)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the c-ares packages.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1.12.0-1+deb9u2.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/c-ares

https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2021/dla-2738

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3672

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/c-ares

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 152486

File Name: debian_DLA-2738.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/11/2021

Updated: 12/4/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3672

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc-ares-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc-ares2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3672