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node-min — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: BIT-node-min-2021-3672

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.

Products
node-min
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
12.12.1, 12.22.5, 14.14.1, 14.17.5, 16.6.2
CVEs
CVE-2021-3672
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 19:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

BIT-node-min-2021-3672

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Dec 2024, 14:04 UTC

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.

osv:BIT-node-min-2021-3672

node-min

Fixed versions: 12.12.1, 12.22.5, 14.14.1, 14.17.5, 16.6.2

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-node-min-2021-3672",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "BIT-node-min-2021-3672",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:BIT-node-min-2021-3672",
    "products": [
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        "name": {
          "value": "node-min",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "12.12.1",
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          {
            "value": "12.22.5",
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                  "introduced": "12.13.0"
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                {
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          ],
          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:bitnami/node-min",
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      "modified": "2026-10-16T09:45:28.341053557Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1988342",
        "https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20210810.html",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 338453,
  "published_at": "2024-12-16T14:04:10.126+00:00"
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