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CVE-2022-4904
March 06, 2023
A flaw was found in the c-ares package. The ares_set_sortlist is missing checks about the validity of the input string, which allows a possible arbitrary length stack overflow. This issue may cause a denial of service or a limited impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Affected Packages
c-ares (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=1.14.0 <1.19.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.19.0
Related Resources (7)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33LDNS6RPOPP36Z4MPWXALUQZXJCWJS2/
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4904
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-4904
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2168631
https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/issues/496
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33LDNS6RPOPP36Z4MPWXALUQZXJCWJS2/
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Input Validation
CWE-20
Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
CWE-1284
EPSS
Base Score:
0.16