Description
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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-3471-1 | c-ares security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5419-1 | c-ares security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2023-35454 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6164-1 | c-ares vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6164-2 | c-ares vulnerabilities |
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History
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | 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. |
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:15:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2025-02-13T16:49:44.998Z
Reserved: 2023-04-24T21:44:10.416Z
Link: CVE-2023-31130
Updated: 2024-08-02T14:45:26.018Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2023-05-25T22:15:09.760
Modified: 2025-02-13T17:16:26.707
Link: CVE-2023-31130
OpenCVE Enrichment
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