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CVE-2016-5180

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Published: Oct 3, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (32)

Products: C Ares: C Ares · C Ares Project: C Ares · Debian: Debian Linux · +2 more
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C Ares: C Ares · C Ares Project: C Ares · Debian: Debian Linux · Nodejs: Node.js · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux
C Ares
1 product
C Ares
C Ares Project
1 product
C Ares
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Nodejs
1 product
Node.js
Canonical
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
24 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
C Ares
C Ares
Version 1.0.0
C Ares
Version 1.1.0
C Ares
Version 1.10.0
C Ares
Version 1.2.0
C Ares
Version 1.2.1
C Ares
Version 1.3.0
C Ares
Version 1.3.1
C Ares
Version 1.3.2
C Ares
Version 1.4.0
C Ares
Version 1.5.0
C Ares
Version 1.5.1
C Ares
Version 1.5.2
C Ares
Version 1.5.3
C Ares
Version 1.6.0
C Ares
Version 1.7.0
C Ares
Version 1.7.1
C Ares
Version 1.7.2
C Ares
Version 1.7.3
C Ares
Version 1.7.4
C Ares
Version 1.7.5
C Ares
Version 1.8.0
C Ares
Version 1.9.0
C Ares
Version 1.9.1
C Ares
Version 1.11.0
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 8.0
Configuration C
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Nodejs
Node.js
From 0.10.0 to 0.10.48
Node.js
From 0.12.0 to 0.12.17
Node.js
From 4.0.0 to 4.6.1
Configuration D
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Version 12.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 14.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 16.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 16.10

Related CWEs

CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (18)

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