CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: c-ares / pgbouncer (CVE-2021-3672)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 235271

Synopsis

The remote CBL Mariner host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of c-ares / pgbouncer installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2021-3672 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

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3672

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 235271

File Name: mariner_CVE-2021-3672.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 5/6/2025

Updated: 5/6/2025

Supported Sensors: 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:microsoft:cbl-mariner:c-ares, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:c-ares-devel, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:cbl-mariner, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:pgbouncer, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:c-ares-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CBLMariner/release, Host/CBLMariner/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3672