This affects the package dns-packet before 5.2.2. It creates buffers with allocUnsafe and does not always fill them before forming network packets. This can expose internal application memory over unencrypted network when querying crafted invalid domain names.
CVE-2021-23386 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - dns-packet-1.3.1.tgz
An abstract-encoding compliant module for encoding / decoding DNS packets
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/dns-packet/-/dns-packet-1.3.1.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/dns-packet/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - webpack-dev-server-3.10.3.tgz (Root Library) - bonjour-3.5.0.tgz - multicast-dns-6.2.3.tgz - :x: **dns-packet-1.3.1.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 0940364474cdf2812b34bb24824139d7e3f8060b
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
This affects the package dns-packet before 5.2.2. It creates buffers with allocUnsafe and does not always fill them before forming network packets. This can expose internal application memory over unencrypted network when querying crafted invalid domain names.
Publish Date: 2021-05-20
URL: CVE-2021-23386
CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-23386
Release Date: 2021-05-20
Fix Resolution (dns-packet): 1.3.2
Direct dependency fix Resolution (webpack-dev-server): 3.11.0
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