CVE-2016-5180

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.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682	Third Party Advisory
https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-28	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.9.0:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js::::::::

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::esm:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::esm:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::-:::

Information

Published : 2016-10-03 08:59

Updated : 2022-08-16 06:17

NVD link : CVE-2016-5180

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5180

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

nodejs

node.js

canonical

ubuntu_linux

c-ares_project

c-ares

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9.8 /10