CVE-2025-62408
Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%CVSS 5.9
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.
Products: c-ares
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine 3.21 | c-ares | 1.34.6-r0 |
| Alpine 3.22 | c-ares | 1.34.6-r0 |
| Alpine 3.23 | c-ares | 1.34.6-r0 |
| Alpine 3.24 | c-ares | 1.34.6-r0 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs20 | 1:20.19.5-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs20-devel | 1:20.19.5-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs20-docs | 1:20.19.5-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs20-full-i18n | 1:20.19.5-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs20-libs | 1:20.19.5-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs20-npm | 1:10.8.2-1.20.19.5.1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs22 | 1:22.21.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs22-devel | 1:22.21.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs22-docs | 1:22.21.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs22-full-i18n | 1:22.21.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs22-libs | 1:22.21.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs22-npm | 1:10.9.4-1.22.21.1.1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs24 | 1:24.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs24-devel | 1:24.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs24-docs | 1:24.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs24-full-i18n | 1:24.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs24-libs | 1:24.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs24-npm | 1:11.6.2-1.24.11.1.1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | v8-11.3-devel | 3:11.3.244.8-1.20.19.5.1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | v8-12.4-devel | 3:12.4.254.21-1.22.21.1.1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | v8-13.6-devel | 3:13.6.233.10-1.24.11.1.1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Debian 13 | c-ares | 1.34.5-1+deb13u1 |
| Debian 14 | c-ares | 1.34.6-1 |
| Red Hat hummingbird 1 | c-ares | 0:1.34.6-3.1.hum1 |
| Red Hat hummingbird 1 | c-ares-devel | 0:1.34.6-3.1.hum1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | nodejs18 | 18.20.8-150400.9.39.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | nodejs18 | 18.20.8-150400.9.39.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | nodejs18 | 18.20.8-150400.9.39.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | nodejs18 | 18.20.8-150400.9.39.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | nodejs18 | 18.20.8-8.44.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | nodejs18 | 18.20.8-150400.9.39.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | nodejs18 | 18.20.8-150400.9.39.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | nodejs18 | 18.20.8-8.44.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | nodejs18 | 18.20.8-150400.9.39.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | nodejs18 | 18.20.8-150400.9.39.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | c-ares | 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1 |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | c-ares | 1.34.8-1.1 |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | c-ares | 1.34.8-slfo.1.1_1.1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | c-ares | 1.34.5-1ubuntu0.1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | c-ares | 1.34.6-1.1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | istioctl | 1.28.2-1.1 |