VDB
CVE-2016-5180
CVE-2016-5180
PUBLISHED
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 18.09% · 95.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
18.09%
95.3th 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 |
Exploit Intelligence
- pouriam23/CVE-2016-5180 (github-poc-repo)
- pouriam23/CVE-2016-5180 (github-poc-repo)
- pouriam23/CVE-2016-5180 (github-poc-repo)
- pouriam23/CVE-2016-5180 (github-poc-repo)
- pouriam23/CVE-2016-5180 (github-poc-repo)
- pouriam23/CVE-2016-5180 (github-poc-repo)
- pouriam23/CVE-2016-5180 (github-poc-repo)
- pouriam23/CVE-2016-5180 (github-poc-repo)
- pouriam23/CVE-2016-5180 (github-poc-repo)
- pouriam23/CVE-2016-5180-docker- (github-poc-repo)
…and 65 more exploits
Timeline
- Oct 3, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Sep 15, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2024 EPSS Score
- May 27, 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