Resource exhaustion in C-ares

CVE-2023-32067

c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library. c-ares is vulnerable to denial of service. If a target resolver sends a query, the attacker forges a malformed UDP packet with a length of 0 and returns them to the target resolver. The target re…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.016 (72.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32067?
CVE-2023-32067 is a high-severity vulnerability in C-ares, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-05-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-32067?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-32067 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.