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CVE-2020-22217 (GCVE-0-2020-22217)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-22 00:00 – Updated: 2024-10-03 19:59
VLAI
Summary
Buffer overflow vulnerability in c-ares before 1_16_1 thru 1_17_0 via function ares_parse_soa_reply in ares_parse_soa_reply.c.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-03 19:59 UTC
CWE
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