CVE-2025-62408
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 3.1
- 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 36% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- CWE
- CWE-416
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- c-ares:c-ares