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Potential memory exposure in dns-packet

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 24, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 12, 2025

Package

npm dns-packet (npm)

Affected versions

< 1.3.2
>= 2.0.0, < 5.2.2

Patched versions

1.3.2
5.2.2

Description

This affects the package dns-packet before versions 1.3.2 and 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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 20, 2021
Reviewed May 21, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2021
Last updated Feb 12, 2025

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(42nd percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-23386

GHSA ID

GHSA-3wcq-x3mq-6r9p

Source code

No known source code
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