CVE-2020-14354 (Low) detected in c-aresc-ares-1.16.0

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CVE-2020-14354 - Low Severity Vulnerability

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 HEAD commit: 00fdb00d5bdbaea4fec4642989374d82cbdb1a3c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/deps/cares/src/ares_getaddrinfo.c /deps/cares/src/ares_getaddrinfo.c

Vulnerability Details

A possible use-after-free and double-free in c-ares lib version 1.16.0 if ares_destroy() is called prior to ares_getaddrinfo() completing. This flaw possibly allows an attacker to crash the service that uses c-ares lib. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to this service availability.

Publish Date: 2021-05-13

URL: CVE-2020-14354

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2021-05-13

Fix Resolution: cares-1_16_1

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