c-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" was found to cause an issue. C-ares only uses this function internally for configuration purposes which would require an administrator to configure such an address via ares_set_sortlist(). However, users may externally use ares_inet_net_pton() for other purposes and thus be vulnerable to more severe issues. This issue has been fixed in 1.19.1.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade npmUpgrade c-aresUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade nodejs-nodemon | Jun 27, 2023 | May 25, 2023 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade c-ares-develUpgrade ecs-service-connect-agentUpgrade c-ares-debuginfoUpgrade c-ares | Sep 28, 2023 | May 25, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade c-aresUpgrade c-ares-debugsourceUpgrade ecs-service-connect-agentUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade c-ares-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | May 22, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade c-ares-debugsourceUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade c-aresUpgrade npmUpgrade c-ares-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs | Jun 15, 2023 | May 25, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade c-ares | Jun 8, 2023 | May 25, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-dns/c-ares. | Oct 10, 2023 | May 25, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade c-ares | Jan 10, 2024 | May 25, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade c-ares | Jan 10, 2024 | May 25, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade c-ares-develUpgrade c-ares | Jan 10, 2024 | May 25, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade c-ares | Aug 9, 2023 | May 25, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade c-aresUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade c-ares-devel | Jun 15, 2023 | May 22, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-full-i18nNo solution existsUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade c-ares-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade c-ares-debuginfoUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade c-aresUpgrade npm | Jun 15, 2023 | May 25, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade c-aresUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade c-ares-debugsourceUpgrade c-ares-debuginfoUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade nodejs-devel | Mar 5, 2024 | May 25, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade nodejs16-docsUpgrade libcares-develUpgrade libcares2-32bitUpgrade npm16Upgrade nodejs18Upgrade corepack18Upgrade npm18Upgrade corepack16Upgrade libcares2Upgrade c-ares-develUpgrade nodejs16Upgrade nodejs18-develUpgrade nodejs16-develUpgrade nodejs18-docsUpgrade c-ares-utils | May 31, 2023 | May 25, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc-ares2Upgrade libc-ares2 (Ubuntu Pro) | Jun 15, 2023 | May 25, 2023 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 25, 2023 |
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