CVE-2016-5180 | BDVDB-2026-78452 Detail
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#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-28
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682
- https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html
- https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch
- https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.