Summary
The c-ares C library defines asynchronous DNS (Domain Name System) requests and provides name resolving API.
Security Fix(es):
* c-ares: 0-byte UDP payload Denial of Service (CVE-2023-32067)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | c-ares | 1.17.1-5.el9_2.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | c-ares-devel | 1.17.1-5.el9_2.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.5
0-byte UDP payload DoS in c-ares
c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library. c-ares is vulnerable to denial of service. If a target resolver sends a query, the attacker forges a malformed UDP packet with a length of 0 and returns them to the target resolver. The target resolver erroneously i…