openSUSE-SU-2020:2092-1

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    openSUSE-SU-2020:2092-1

    Published: 28 Nov 2020Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-8277
    Aliases:
    CVE-2020-8277

    Summary: Security update for c-ares

    Details: This update for c-ares fixes the following issues: Version update to 1.17.0 * CVE-2020-8277: Fixed a Denial of Service through DNS request (bsc#1178882) * For further details see https://c-ares.haxx.se/changelog.html This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

    References: https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/L7UCQ5MCCDUAGSMKN2NKE5XIFE37DNED/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178882, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8277

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: c-ares

    Purl: pkg:rpm/opensuse/c-ares&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.17.0-lp152.2.3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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