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NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.02 : c-ares Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2024-0066)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 206843

Synopsis

The remote NewStart CGSL host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 6.02, has c-ares packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - 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)

 - A vulnerability was found in c-ares. This issue occurs due to a 0-byte UDP payload that can cause a Denial of Service. (CVE-2023-32067)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL c-ares packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.

See Also

https://security.gd-linux.com/notice/NS-SA-2024-0066

https://security.gd-linux.com/info/CVE-2021-3672

https://security.gd-linux.com/info/CVE-2023-32067

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 206843

File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2024-0066_c-ares.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 9/10/2024

Updated: 9/10/2024

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: cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_main:6, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:c-ares

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/3/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3672, CVE-2023-32067