CVE-2022-4904 (GCVE-0-2022-4904)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-06 00:00 – Updated: 2025-12-02 20:25
VLAI
Summary
A flaw was found in the c-ares package. The ares_set_sortlist is missing checks about the validity of the input string, which allows a possible arbitrary length stack overflow. This issue may cause a denial of service or a limited impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a c-ares Affected: unknown
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