CVE-2016-2224

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
The __decode_dotted function in libc/inet/resolv.c in uClibc-ng before 1.0.12 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving compressed items in a reply.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-2224
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-03-24T15:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-03-27T18:29:11
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-400 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.0.11
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2224 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82903 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://repo.or.cz/uclibc-ng.git/commit/d9c3a16dcab57d6b56225b9a67e9119cc9e2e4ac Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2224
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2224
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:46:31 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 15:06:19 2017-03-24T15:59Z 2017-03-24T15:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 15:06:19 2017-03-27T18:29:11 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 15:06:19 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated