CVE-2020-14354
3.3
LOW
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.19%
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.
How to fix CVE-2020-14354
To remediate CVE-2020-14354, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/c-ares—upgrade to 1.16.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2020-14354 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.16.1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |