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FreeBSD : Node.js -- August 2021 Security Releases (b092bd4f-1b16-11ec-9d9d-0022489ad614)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 153824
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Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
Node.js reports : cares upgrade - Improper handling of untypical characters in domain names (High) (CVE-2021-22931) Node.js was vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, XSS, application crashes due to missing input validation of host names returned by Domain Name Servers in the Node.js DNS library which can lead to output of wrong hostnames (leading to Domain Hijacking) and injection vulnerabilities in applications using the library. Use after free on close http2 on stream canceling (High) (CVE-2021-22940) Node.js was vulnerable to a use after free attack where an attacker might be able to exploit memory corruption to change process behavior. The issue is a follow on to CVE-2021-22930 as the issue was not completely resolved in the fix for CVE-2021-22930. Incomplete validation of rejectUnauthorized parameter (Low) (CVE-2021-22939) If the Node.js https API was used incorrectly and 'undefined' was in passed for the 'rejectUnauthorized' parameter, no error was returned and connections to servers with an expired certificate would have been accepted.Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 153824
File Name: freebsd_pkg_b092bd4f1b1611ec9d9d0022489ad614.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 10/1/2021
Updated: 11/29/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22931
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:node, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:node14, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/21/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2021