c-ares IPv6 Address ares_inet_net_pton buffer underflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in c-ares. The impacted element is the function ares_inet_net_pton of the component IPv6 Address Handler. Performing a manipulation results in buffer underflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-31130. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in c-ares (affected version unknown). This affects the function ares_inet_net_pton of the component IPv6 Address Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer underflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-124. The product writes to a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location prior to the beginning of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/24/2023. The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-31130 since 04/24/2023. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216256 (Oracle Linux 8 : nodejs:20 (ELSA-2025-1351)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (216256). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Buffer underflow
CWE: CWE-124 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 216256
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 8 : nodejs:20 (ELSA-2025-1351)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: github.com

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04/24/2023 🔍
05/24/2023 +30 days 🔍
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02/14/2025 +632 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-x6mf-cxr9-8q6v
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-31130 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-31130
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229797

Entryinfo

Created: 05/24/2023 07:58
Updated: 02/14/2025 13:48
Changes: 05/24/2023 07:58 (36), 06/16/2023 19:37 (3), 06/16/2023 19:44 (22), 06/16/2023 19:51 (1), 02/14/2025 13:48 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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