# CVE-2014-9682: The dns-sync module before 0.1.1 for node.js allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in th

- Also known as: GHSA-Q5PQ-PGRV-FH89
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.1.1
- Published: 2015-02-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- dns-sync (npm): fixed in 0.1.1

## Description

The dns-sync module before 0.1.1 for node.js allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the first argument to the resolve API function.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, dns-sync, upgrade to a fixed version (0.1.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/skoranga/node-dns-sync/issues/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/6
- https://github.com/skoranga/node-dns-sync/commit/d9abaae384b198db1095735ad9c1c73d7b890a0d

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