VDB
CVE-2016-5180
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.
EPSS 8.58% · 94.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
8.58%
94.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | c-ares | 0, 1.10.0-2, 1.10.0-3 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | c-ares | 0, 1.10.0-2 |
Timeline
- Oct 3, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 31, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 23, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 14, 2024 EPSS Score
- May 29, 2024 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5180 third-party-advisory
- https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3143-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5180 third-party-advisory