Is c-ares safe to use?

c-ares has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.34.8). DepScope rates its health at 71/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of c-ares?

The latest version of c-ares is 1.34.8, released 2026-07-08.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of c-ares.

No, c-ares is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.34.8 (2026-07-08).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for c-ares at this time.

homebrewv1.34.8

Asynchronous DNS library

License MITpermissive1 versions1 maintainers1 deps29,935 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 71/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

10/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (1)

API access

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Last updated · 2026-07-08T02:31:43Z