CVE-2025-62408

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CVSS 3.1

5.9 medium

EPSS

<1%p36

Published

Dec 8, 2025 (Dec 8, 2025)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: c-ares
Products: c-ares
Weakness: CWE-416
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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