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Echo: c-ares-1.16.0: security update to 1.16.0+e2

low Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 478280

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A possible use-after-free and double-free in c-ares lib version 1.16.0 if ares_destroy() is called prior
 to ares_getaddrinfo() completing. This flaw possibly allows an attacker to crash the service that uses
 c-ares lib. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to this service availability. (CVE-2020-14354)

Solution

Update the c-ares-1.16.0 library and its related packages to version 1.16.0+e2 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2020-14354

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 478280

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 11/4/2026

Updated: 11/4/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-14354

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-14354