Description
Buffer overflow vulnerability in c-ares before 1_16_1 thru 1_17_0 via function ares_parse_soa_reply in ares_parse_soa_reply.c.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00014.html
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/issues/333
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
29.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (3)
c-ares/c-ares
1.16.1
c-ares/c-ares
1.17.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
Published
Aug 22, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026