CVE-2017-1000381
HIGH7.5EPSS 0.42%c-ares - security update
Published: 7/7/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The c-ares function `ares_parse_naptr_reply()`, which is used for parsing NAPTR responses, could be triggered to read memory outside of the given input buffer if the passed in DNS response packet was crafted in a particular way.
Affected packages (4)
- Alpine/c-aresfrom 0, < 1.12.0-r1
- Alpine/nodejsfrom 0, < 6.11.1-r0
- Debian/c-aresfrom 0, < 1.12.0-4
- Debian/c-aresfrom 0, < 1.9.1-3+deb7u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |