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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 wr…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| C-Ares | C-Ares | Versions 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.3.0, 1.3.1 |
| C-Ares Project | C-Ares | Version 1.11.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 8.0 |
| Nodejs | Node.Js | from 0.10.0 before 0.10.48 from 0.12.0 before 0.12.17 from 4.0.0 before 4.6.1 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 16.10 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1
- https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch
- https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html
- https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-28
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1
- https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch
- https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html
- https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-28
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html