---
cve: "CVE-2016-5180"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "8.6%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2016-10-03 15:59:03"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-14T18:14:51+02:00"
---

# CVE-2016-5180

> 3.1 LOW

## Beschreibung

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.

## Patch verfügbar (OSV)

- 262dd62a9248d7021966a9d00cd6632ea1f087bc (Commit)
- 1da5ccffbcaf126d34442b55194cde86c8a583a4 (Commit)

## Referenzen

- <https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93243>
- <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1>
- <https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-28>
- <http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3682>
- <https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20160929.html>
- <https://c-ares.haxx.se/CVE-2016-5180.patch>
- <https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html>
- <http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2016-5180) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_