C-ares_project C-ares

9 CVEs affecting C-ares_project C-ares. Latest disclosed: 2023-05-25. Critical: 1, High: 4.

Top CVEs affecting C-ares_project C-ares
CVESeverityScorePublishedSummary
CVE-2016-5180Critical9.82016-10-03Heap-based buffer overflow in the ares_create_query function in c-ares 1.x before 1.12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds wr…
CVE-2022-4904High8.62023-03-06A flaw was found in the c-ares package. The ares_set_sortlist is missing checks about the validity of the input string, which allows a possible arbitrary lengt…
CVE-2023-32067High7.52023-05-25c-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…
CVE-2020-8277High7.52020-11-19A Node.js application that allows an attacker to trigger a DNS request for a host of their choice could trigger a Denial of Service in versions < 15.2.1, < 14…
CVE-2017-1000381High7.52017-07-07The c-ares function `ares_parse_naptr_reply()`, which is used for parsing NAPTR responses, could be triggered to read memory outside of the given input buffer…
CVE-2023-31147Medium5.92023-05-25c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library. When /dev/urandom or RtlGenRandom() are unavailable, c-ares uses rand() to generate random numbers used for DNS que…
CVE-2021-3672Medium5.62021-11-23A flaw was found in c-ares library, where a missing input validation check of host names returned by DNS (Domain Name Servers) can lead to output of wrong host…
CVE-2023-31130Medium4.12023-05-25c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library. ares_inet_net_pton() is vulnerable to a buffer underflow for certain ipv6 addresses, in particular "0::00:00:00/2"…
CVE-2023-31124Low3.72023-05-25c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library. When cross-compiling c-ares and using the autotools build system, CARES_RANDOM_FILE will not be set, as seen when c…