CVE-2022-4904
High
CVE-2022-4904
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.
Exploit probability
1.2%
Published
March 6, 2023
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
69 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2022-4904
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2168631
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/4xxx/CVE-2022-4904.json
- https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/issues/496
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33LDNS6RPOPP36Z4MPWXALUQZXJCWJS2/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4904
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02