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.
References
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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 |
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Information
Published : 2016-10-03 08:59
Updated : 2022-08-16 06:17
NVD link : CVE-2016-5180
Mitre link : CVE-2016-5180
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CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
nodejs
- node.js
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
c-ares_project
- c-ares