CVE-2024-25629

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2024-02-23 15:15

Updated : 2025-02-05 21:41


NVD link : CVE-2024-25629

Mitre link : CVE-2024-25629

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-25629


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Products Affected

c-ares

  • c-ares

fedoraproject

  • fedora
CWE
CWE-127

Buffer Under-read

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read