CVE-2016-5180

 

Published at: - 03-10-2016 05:59

Last modified: - 16-08-2022 03:17

Total changes: - 2

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ares_create_query function in c-ares 1.x before 1.12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a hostname with an escaped trailing dot.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html
• 93243-Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html
• DSA-3682-Third Party Advisory
• https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
• USN-3143-1-Third Party Advisory
• GLSA-201701-28-Third Party Advisory
• RHSA-2017:0002-Third Party Advisory

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2016-5180

 

CVE

 

Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

Common vulnerability scoring system

 

Security

 

Vulnerabilities

 

Exposures