{"cve":"CVE-2025-62408","nvd":{"published":"2025-12-08T22:15:52.620","modified":"2026-10-14T22:10:00.210","status":"Analyzed","description":"c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library. Versions 1.32.3 through 1.34.5  terminate a query after maximum attempts when using read_answer() and process_answer(), which can cause a Denial of Service. This issue is fixed in version 1.34.6.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.9},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/commit/714bf5675c541bd1e668a8db8e67ce012651e618","https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/security/advisories/GHSA-jq53-42q6-pqr5"],"products":["c-ares:c-ares"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:16:40.427100871+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-62408","score":0.00427,"percentile":0.3666,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}