Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2020-22217

Buffer overflow vulnerability in c-ares before 1_16_1 thru 1_17_0 via function ares_parse_soa_reply in ares_parse_soa_reply.c.

  • Published: Aug 22, 2023
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2020-22217
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.9
  • AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
c-ares / c-ares 1.16.1 1.16.1.x
c-ares / c-ares 1.17.0 1.17.0.x
debian / debian_linux 10.0 10.0.x