CVE-2016-5180: Buffer Overflow
First published: Mon Oct 03 2016(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve-coordination@google.com cve-coordination@google.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| C-ares C-ares | =1.0.0 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.1.0 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.2.0 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.2.1 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.3.0 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.3.1 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.3.2 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.4.0 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.5.0 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.5.1 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.5.2 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.5.3 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.6.0 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.7.0 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.7.1 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.7.2 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.7.3 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.7.4 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.7.5 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.8.0 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.9.0 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.9.1 | |
| C-ares C-ares | =1.10.0 | |
| C-ares Project C-ares | =1.11.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
| Nodejs Node.js | >=0.10.0<0.10.48 | |
| Nodejs Node.js | >=0.12.0<0.12.17 | |
| Nodejs Node.js | >=4.0.0<4.6.1 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.10 | |
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Reference Links
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/c-ares/+/f4baf84f285bfbdebb89b2fef8a955720f00c677
- https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2017-01-01 (Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1
- https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch
- https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html
- https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-28
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
- collector/nvd-api
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/author
- agent/type
- agent/references
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/remedy
- agent/description
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- agent/last-modified-date
- collector/android-source
- source/Android
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/trending
- vendor/c-ares
- canonical/c-ares c-ares
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.0.0
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.1.0
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.2.0
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.2.1
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.3.0
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.3.1
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.3.2
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.4.0
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.5.0
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.5.1
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.5.2
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.5.3
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.6.0
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.7.0
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.7.1
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.7.2
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.7.3
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.7.4
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.7.5
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.8.0
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.9.0
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.9.1
- version/c-ares c-ares/1.10.0
- vendor/c-ares project
- canonical/c-ares project c-ares
- version/c-ares project c-ares/1.11.0
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian debian linux
- version/debian debian linux/8.0
- vendor/nodejs
- canonical/nodejs node.js
- version/nodejs node.js/0.10.0
- version/nodejs node.js/0.12.0
- version/nodejs node.js/4.0.0
- vendor/canonical
- canonical/canonical ubuntu linux
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/12.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/14.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/16.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/16.10
- vendor/google
- canonical/google android