CVE-2025-62408
5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| c-ares | c-ares | > 1.32.3, < 1.34.6 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416: CWE-416: Use After Free
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/security/advisories/GHSA-jq53-42q6-pqr5
- https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/commit/714bf5675c541bd1e668a8db8e67ce012651e618
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