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1 vulnerability found for by c-ares_project
CVE-2022-4904 (GCVE-0-2022-4904)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-03-06 00:00
Modified
2025-12-02 20:25
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-20 - ->CWE-119
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.
References
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