DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5180

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5180
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5180.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5180
Upstream
Published
2016-10-03T15:59:03Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:11:26Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the arescreatequery 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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/c-ares?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:12 / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/c-ares?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:13 / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/c-ares?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:14 / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/c-ares?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}