VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-22217
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.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 0.98%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.98%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.98% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- c-ares/c-ares · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/issues/333Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/issues/333Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.