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CVE-2016-5180

Published: 10/3/2016 Last updated: 8/6/2024 Reserved: 5/31/2016

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.

CNA assigner: Chrome (ebfee0ef-53dd-4cf3-9e2a-08a5bd7a7e28) Requested by: n/a

Opam packages affected (1)

conf-npm

Products affected (1)

Product Vendor Version
n/a n/a <= 5.19.*

References (18)