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CVE-2023-31124

AutoTools does not set CARES_RANDOM_FILE during cross compilation

Published: May 25, 2023Updated: Feb 13, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-330
3.7LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 42.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library. When cross-compiling c-ares and using the autotools build system, CARES_RANDOM_FILE will not be set, as seen when cross compiling aarch64 android. This will downgrade to using rand() as a fallback which could allow an attacker to take advantage of the lack of entropy by not using a CSPRNG. This issue was patched in version 1.19.1.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-330

Affected Products

c-ares project
oss-project·USaka c-ares
c-aresLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
c-aresLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
АЛЬТ СП 10On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
c-ares
oss-project
c-aresLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/releases/tag/cares-1_19_1
github.com
https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/security/advisories/GHSA-54xr-f67r-4pc4
github.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B5Z5XFNXTNPTCBBVXFDNZQVLLIE6VRBY/
lists.fedoraproject.org
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