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ALPINE-CVE-2016-5180

ALPINE-CVE-2016-5180 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.6nodejs4.4.4-r0, 4.5.0-r0, 4.4.7-r0
Alpine:v3.5c-ares1.7.4-r0, 1.7.0-r0, 1.6.0-r1
Alpine:v3.3c-ares1.9.1-r0, 0, 1.10.0-r1
Alpine:v3.6c-ares1.10.0-r0, 1.9.1-r0, 1.9.0-r0
Alpine:v3.2c-ares1.10.0-r0, 1.10.0-r0, 1.10.0-r1
Alpine:v3.4c-ares1.10.0-r1, 1.11.0-r0, 1.6.0-r0

Timeline

  • Oct 3, 2016 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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