CVE-2025-62408 describes a Denial of Service vulnerability in the c-ares asynchronous resolver library, affecting versions 1.32.3 through 1.34.5. The flaw arises when the library terminates a query after maximum attempts during read_answer() and process_answer() operations, leading to service disruption. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with high attack complexity, resulting in a high impact on availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.32.3, < 1.34.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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