CVE-2020-22217 (Medium) detected in c-aresc-ares-1.16.0 #613

Vulnerable Library - c-aresc-ares-1.16.0

A C library for asynchronous DNS requests.

Library home page: https://c-ares.haxx.se/?wsslib=c-ares

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/deps/cares/src/ares_parse_soa_reply.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2023-08-22

URL: CVE-2020-22217

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2023-08-22

Fix Resolution: NO_fIX