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CVE-2016-5180in critical feed

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 servi…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
8.7%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

8.65% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
Node.js (RSS, critical only)

References

  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93243 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-3143-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-28 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3682 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • c-ares.haxx.se /adv_20160929.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • c-ares.haxx.se /CVE-2016-5180.patch · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • googlechromereleases.blogspot.in /2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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