CVE-2020-14354
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-14354 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2021-05-13 14:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 03:17:00 UTC |
| Description | A possible use-after-free and double-free in c-ares lib version 1.16.0 if ares_destroy() is called prior to ares_getaddrinfo() completing. This flaw possibly allows an attacker to crash the service that uses c-ares lib. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to this service availability. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-415 | CWE-416
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | C-ares | C-ares | 1.16.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | C-ares Project | C-ares | 1.16.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 33 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866838 – (CVE-2020-14354) CVE-2020-14354 c-ares: ares_destroy() with pending ares_getaddrinfo() leads to Use-After-Free | MISC | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| c-ares changelog | MISC | c-ares.haxx.se | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: nodejs-14.15.1-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| c-ares 1.16.0 Use-After-Free ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: nodejs-14.15.1-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | lists.fedoraproject.org | ||
| Prevent possible double-free in ares_getaddrinfo() if ares_destroy() … · c-ares/c-ares@1cc7e83 · GitHub | MISC | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.