CVE-2023-31130
Buffer Underwrite in ares_inet_net_pton()
MEDIUM 4.1
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.38 % · percentile 32 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/security/advisories/GHSA-x6mf-cxr9-8q6v
- https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/releases/tag/cares-1_19_1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B5Z5XFNXTNPTCBBVXFDNZQVLLIE6VRBY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UBFWILTA33LOSV23P44FGTQQIDRJHIY7/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5419
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00034.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-09
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0005/
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-35454
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-31130
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0170 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1103 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0866 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0692 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0156 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Tenable · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0119 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0499 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Nessus Network Monitor · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.19.1cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| c-ares · c-ares | affected < 1.19.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |