VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-4904

CVSS score8.6 HIGH
EPSS probability1.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-03-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-20
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-1284

Primary references