CVE-2016-5180
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-5180
- Assigner
- cve-coordination@google.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2016-10-03T15:59:03
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-08-16T13:17:03
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.10.0 | 0.10.48 |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.12.0 | 0.12.17 |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.0.0 | 4.6.1 |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243 | Broken Link |
| https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch | Patch |
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-28 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5180 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5180 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:52:18 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 11:25:34 | security@google.com | cve-coordination@google.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 11:25:34 | 2016-10-03T15:59Z | 2016-10-03T15:59:03 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 11:25:34 | 2022-08-16T13:17:03 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 11:25:34 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |