CVE-2024-25629

CVE Details

Release Date:2024-02-23

Description


c-ares is a C library for asynchronous DNS requests. `ares__read_line()` is used to parse local configuration files such as `/etc/resolv.conf`, `/etc/nsswitch.conf`, the `HOSTALIASES` file, and if using a c-ares version prior to 1.27.0, the `/etc/hosts` file. If any of these configuration files has an embedded `NULL` character as the first character in a new line, it can lead to attempting to read memory prior to the start of the given buffer which may result in a crash. This issue is fixed in c-ares 1.27.0. No known workarounds exist.

See more information about CVE-2024-25629 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v3.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 4.4 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs)ELSA-2024-27782024-05-09
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs)ELSA-2024-27802024-05-10
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-nodemon)ELSA-2024-27782024-05-09
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-nodemon)ELSA-2024-27802024-05-10
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-packaging)ELSA-2024-27782024-05-09
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-packaging)ELSA-2024-27802024-05-10
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs)ELSA-2024-27792024-05-14
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs)ELSA-2024-28532024-05-16
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs-nodemon)ELSA-2024-27792024-05-14
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs-nodemon)ELSA-2024-28532024-05-16
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs-packaging)ELSA-2024-27792024-05-14
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs-packaging)ELSA-2024-28532024-05-16



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