CVE-2016-5180
"Ares Heap Buffer Overflow"
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 3, 2016, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:33 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-5180 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits
tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5180
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io
is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-5180
.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
fuzzing with libFuzzer,inlude openssl heartbleed (CVE-2014-0160)
Shell Python C++ C Batchfile Perl DIGITAL Command Language Makefile Assembly XS
Repository for the artifact evaluation of the ACSAC 2020 paper "Cupid: Automatic Fuzzer Selection for Collaborative Fuzzing"
None
Python
None
Shell C++ C
Repository for materials of "Modern fuzzing of C/C++ Projects" workshop.
Python CMake C++ C Shell
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-5180
vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-5180
vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Chrome https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-28 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html [No types assigned] Removed Reference Google Inc. https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch Removed Reference Google Inc. https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-28 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares:c-ares:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 16, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243 Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch Patch https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-28 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-28 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html No Types Assigned https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.10.0 up to (excluding) 0.10.48 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.12.0 up to (excluding) 0.12.17 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.6.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-28 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html No Types Assigned https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html No Types Assigned https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch No Types Assigned https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch Patch Added CWE CWE-787 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html No Types Assigned https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html Third Party Advisory Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Changed Reference Type https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html No Types Assigned https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-787 Changed Reference Type https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch No Types Assigned https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch Patch Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5180
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-5180
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
4.62 }} 0.10%
score
0.92775
percentile