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.
Published 2023-03-06 23:15:11
Updated 2024-01-05 10:15:10
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2022-4904

Threat overview for CVE-2022-4904

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2022-4904
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 53
IPs affected by CVE-2022-4904 42,773
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-4904

0.13%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 48 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-4904

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
8.6
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
3.9
4.7
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2022-4904

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
    • secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
  • The product receives input that is expected to specify a quantity (such as size or length), but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the quantity has the required properties.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2022-4904

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