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CVE-2016-5180

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CVE-2016-5180

Published: Oct 3, 2016

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

n/a

affected
n/a

References

93243
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-3143-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
GLSA-201701-28
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
DSA-3682
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
RHSA-2017:0002
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT

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