Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-4904 - Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 8.6 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
LOW
Integrity impact
LOW
Availability impact
HIGH

Summary

A flaw was found in the c-ares package. The ares_set_sortlist is missing checks about the validity of the input string, which allows a possible arbitrary length stack overflow. This issue may cause a denial of service or a limited impact on confidentiality and integrity.