VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-5180

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability8.58%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-10-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references