USN-3395-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3395-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3395-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3395-1
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Published
2017-08-17T17:09:39.424476Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:29Z
Summary
c-ares vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain NAPTR responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using c-ares to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/c-ares@1.10.0-2ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.10.0-2ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.0-2
1.10.0-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-ares-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.0-2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-ares2",
            "binary_version": "1.10.0-2ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-1000381",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/c-ares@1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.0-2
1.10.0-3
1.10.0-3ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-ares-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-ares2",
            "binary_version": "1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-1000381",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}