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CVE-2023-31130: Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow')

May 25, 2023 (updated October 31, 2023)

c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library. ares_inet_net_pton() is vulnerable to a buffer underflow for certain ipv6 addresses, in particular “0::00:00:00/2” was found to cause an issue. C-ares only uses this function internally for configuration purposes which would require an administrator to configure such an address via ares_set_sortlist(). However, users may externally use ares_inet_net_pton() for other purposes and thus be vulnerable to more severe issues. This issue has been fixed in 1.19.1.

References

  • github.com/c-ares/c-ares/releases/tag/cares-1_19_1
  • github.com/c-ares/c-ares/security/advisories/GHSA-x6mf-cxr9-8q6v
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B5Z5XFNXTNPTCBBVXFDNZQVLLIE6VRBY/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UBFWILTA33LOSV23P44FGTQQIDRJHIY7/
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31130

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.19.1

Fixed versions

  • 1.19.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.19.1 or above.

Impact 6.4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Source file

conan/c-ares/CVE-2023-31130.yml

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