CVE - CVE-2016-5180

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-5180	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:93243 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243 CONFIRM:https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch CONFIRM:https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html CONFIRM:https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html CONFIRM:https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html DEBIAN:DSA-3682 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682 GENTOO:GLSA-201701-28 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-28 REDHAT:RHSA-2017:0002 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html UBUNTU:USN-3143-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1
Assigning CNA
Chrome
Date Record Created
20160531	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160531)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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