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dns-packet: vulnerability history, versions and safety

dns-packet is a package in the npm ecosystem. Vulert records 1 vulnerability for it across 17 releases, first recorded in May 2021. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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1 vulnerabilities recorded H1
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0 with no fix published

Every vulnerability has a patched version to move to.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on dns-packet 5.6.1 i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Good news: 5.6.1, the version you would install today, has no known vulnerabilities. Older releases do — the table below lists all 1.

Package health score 67/100
  • Security Minor issues
  • Maintenance Maintaining
  • Popularity Widely used
  • Community Quiet

What to do: Stay on 5.6.1 or newer. This can change: a vulnerability disclosed tomorrow can affect 5.6.1 too — Vulert watches the package and alerts you if that happens. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release 5.6.1 — unaffected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 1 over 1 year · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 24 May 2021 i
  • Highest CVSS 7.7 i
  • With no published fix 0 i
  • Depended on by 78,425 packages i
  • Stars 217 i
  • OpenSSF scorecard 3/10 i
  • Last release 37 months ago i
  • Licence MIT i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by the npm registry, refreshed 23 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for dns-packet, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
5.6.1 25 Aug 2023 none MIT — Details →
5.6.0 18 Apr 2023 none MIT — Details →
5.5.0 27 Mar 2023 none MIT — Details →
5.4.0 14 Jun 2022 none MIT — Details →
5.3.1 23 Dec 2021 none MIT — Details →
5.3.0 05 Jul 2021 none MIT — Details →
1.3.4 26 May 2021 none MIT — Details →
5.2.4 26 May 2021 none MIT — Details →
5.2.3 25 May 2021 none MIT — Details →
1.3.3 25 May 2021 none MIT — Details →
1.3.2 25 May 2021 none MIT — Details →
5.2.2 19 May 2021 none MIT — Details →
5.2.1 26 Mar 2019 H1 MIT Yes Details →
5.2.0 21 Feb 2019 H1 MIT Yes Details →
5.1.2 22 Jan 2019 H1 MIT Yes Details →
5.1.1 22 Jan 2019 H1 MIT Yes Details →
5.1.0 22 Jan 2019 H1 MIT Yes Details →
5.0.4 16 Oct 2018 H1 MIT Yes Details →
5.0.3 05 Sep 2018 H1 MIT Yes Details →
5.0.2 24 Jul 2018 H1 MIT Yes Details →
5.0.1 02 Jul 2018 H1 MIT Yes Details →
5.0.0 01 Jun 2018 H1 MIT Yes Details →
4.2.0 04 Apr 2018 H1 MIT Yes Details →
4.1.1 27 Mar 2018 H1 MIT Yes Details →
4.1.0 11 Feb 2018 H1 MIT Yes Details →
4.0.0 04 Feb 2018 H1 MIT Yes Details →
3.0.1 14 Jan 2018 H1 MIT Yes Details →
3.0.0 14 Jan 2018 H1 MIT Yes Details →
2.0.0 11 Jan 2018 H1 MIT Yes Details →
1.3.1 11 Jan 2018 none MIT — Details →
1.3.0 10 Jan 2018 none MIT — Details →
1.2.2 16 Aug 2017 none MIT — Details →
1.2.1 12 Aug 2017 none MIT — Details →
1.2.0 12 Aug 2017 none MIT — Details →
1.1.1 11 Nov 2016 none MIT — Details →
1.1.0 23 Feb 2016 none MIT — Details →
1.0.2 18 Feb 2016 none MIT — Details →
1.0.1 18 Feb 2016 none MIT — Details →
1.0.0 18 Feb 2016 none MIT — Details →

All 39 versions Vulert tracks for this package. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2021 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 1 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for dns-packet

The 1 most severe of 1 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
CVE-2021-23386: Potential memory exposure in dns-packet 7.7 high 5.2.2 24 May 2021

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Questions

About dns-packet

Is dns-packet safe to use?

Vulert records 1 vulnerabilities for dns-packet in npm: 0 critical, 1 high, 0 medium and 0 low. Every one of them has a published fix, so the practical answer is to run a supported release and keep it patched.

What is dns-packet's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores dns-packet 67/100, which reads as usable, but worth attention. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15).

Is the latest version of dns-packet affected?

No. 5.6.1, the version you would install today, has no vulnerabilities on record against it. Earlier releases do — the version table above lists each release with what affects it.

Which version of dns-packet should I use?

5.6.1 is the version Vulert recommends for the affected releases. The version table above lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it, so you can confirm the range you actually run.

How many vulnerabilities does dns-packet have?

1 vulnerability is recorded for dns-packet in the npm ecosystem: 0 critical, 1 high, 0 medium and 0 low. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new dns-packet vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for dns-packet in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 24 May 2021. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of dns-packet are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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