ALPINE-CVE-2016-5180

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Source
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-5180
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2016-5180.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALPINE-CVE-2016-5180
Upstream
Published
2016-10-03T15:59:03Z
Modified
2026-09-22T06:30:09Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.2
c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/c-ares?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.0-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2016-5180.json"
Alpine:v3.3
c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/c-ares?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.0-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2016-5180.json"
Alpine:v3.4
c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/c-ares?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.0-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2016-5180.json"
Alpine:v3.5
c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/c-ares?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.0-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2016-5180.json"
Alpine:v3.6
c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/c-ares?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.0-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2016-5180.json"
nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/nodejs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.8.0-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2016-5180.json"