vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-1adf9ece-d4a3-11f0-83a2-843a4b343614 (CVE-2025-62408): c-ares -- Use After Free
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Dec 9, 2025 | Jan 27, 2026 | Jan 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 9, 2025
Added
Jan 27, 2026
Modified
Jan 27, 2026
Description
https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/security/advisories/GHSA-jq53-42q6-pqr5 reports: c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library. Versions 1.32.3 through 1.34.5 terminate a query after maximum attempts when using read_answer() and process_answer(), which can cause a Denial of Service. This issue is fixed in version 1.34.6.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-c-ares
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