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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1866838 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://c-ares.haxx.se/changelog.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/commit/1cc7e83c3bdfaafbc5919c95025592d8de3a170e | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OOYAMJVLLCLXDTHW3V5UXNULZBBK4O6/ | |
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158755/GS20200804145053.txt | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
History
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CPE | cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
First Time |
C-ares
C-ares c-ares |
Information
Published : 2021-05-13 14:15
Updated : 2024-02-28 18:28
NVD link : CVE-2020-14354
Mitre link : CVE-2020-14354
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-14354
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Products Affected
c-ares
- c-ares
fedoraproject
- fedora