CVE-2021-43523
Estado: ModificadaCrítica (9.6)—
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
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.6
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 3.07%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 87
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-79
- CWE-79
Referencias
- https://github.com/wbx-github/uclibc-ng/commit/0f822af0445e5348ce7b7bd8ce1204244f31d174
- https://uclibc-ng.org/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/09/1
- https://github.com/wbx-github/uclibc-ng/commit/0f822af0445e5348ce7b7bd8ce1204244f31d174
- https://uclibc-ng.org/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/09/1
JSON original (NVD)
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