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CVE-2021-43523
Published: Nov 10, 2021
Modified: May 5, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
In uClibc and uClibc-ng before 1.0.39, incorrect handling of special characters in domain names returned by DNS servers via gethostbyname, getaddrinfo, gethostbyaddr, and getnameinfo can lead to output of wrong hostnames (leading to domain hijacking) or injection into applications (leading to remote code execution, XSS, applications crashes, etc.). In other words, a validation step, which is expected in any stub resolver, does not occur.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://uclibc-ng.org/
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/09/1
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