What is CVE-2024-25629?

CVE-2024-25629 is a medium-severity vulnerability in C-ares, classified under Buffer Under-read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-25629?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-25629 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in C-ares

CVE-2024-25629

c-ares is a C library for asynchronous DNS requests. `ares__read_line()` is used to parse local configuration files such as `/etc/resolv.conf`, `/etc/nsswitch.conf`, the `HOSTALIASES` file, and if using a c-ares version prior to 1.27.0, th…

EPSS: 0.001 (17.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

C-ares — versions < 1.27.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-127 — Buffer Under-read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-25629?: CVE-2024-25629 is a medium-severity vulnerability in C-ares, classified under Buffer Under-read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-25629?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-25629 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.