The 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 if the passed in DNS response packet was crafted in a particular way.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade c-aresUpgrade nodejs-currentUpgrade nodejs | Sep 20, 2017 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade c-ares | Jul 25, 2017 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade c-ares | Feb 25, 2019 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade c-ares-develUpgrade c-ares | Sep 12, 2019 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade c-ares-develUpgrade c-ares | Sep 25, 2019 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade c-aresUpgrade c-ares-devel | Aug 16, 2019 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade npm6Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-multipressUpgrade firefox-gtk3-dataUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-amharicUpgrade npm8Upgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade firefox-atk-langUpgrade libcares-develUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade firefox-libcairo-gobject2Upgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade firefox-libharfbuzz0Upgrade firefox-libatk-1_0-0Upgrade nodejs8-develUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-vietnameseUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade nodejs8-docsUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-inuktitutUpgrade firefox-libffi4Upgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-langUpgrade firefox-glib2-langUpgrade libfirefox-gthread-2_0-0Upgrade nodejs6-develUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodules-tigrignaUpgrade firefox-libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0Upgrade nodejs8Upgrade firefox-gtk3-langUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-thaiUpgrade firefox-libffi7Upgrade libfirefox-gmodule-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailerUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade libfirefox-gio-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-libgtk-3-0Upgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade libfirefox-glib-2_0-0Upgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade npm4Upgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-query-loadersUpgrade nodejs4-docsUpgrade nodejs-commonUpgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade libcares2-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade libfreebl3Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-ximUpgrade firefox-gio-branding-upstreamUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade libfirefox-gobject-2_0-0Upgrade nodejs6-docsUpgrade nodejs4Upgrade firefox-libpango-1_0-0Upgrade firefox-gtk3-toolsUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade firefox-gtk3-branding-upstreamUpgrade libcares2Upgrade nodejs4-develUpgrade MozillaFirefox-branding-SLEDUpgrade nodejs6Upgrade firefox-libcairo2Upgrade firefox-glib2-tools | Jul 13, 2017 | Jul 6, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc-ares2Upgrade nodejs-dev (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade nodejs (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade nodejs-legacy (Ubuntu Pro) | Aug 17, 2017 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 7, 2017 |
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