CVE-2016-5180 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2016-5180

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ares_create_query function in c-ares 1.x...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

c-ares, debian linux, node.js, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.8.0, 1.9.0, 1.9.1, 1.10.0, 1.11.0, 8.0, 0.10.0, 0.12.0, 4.0.0, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 16.10

Timeline

Official Publish: October 3rd, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.