vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-5180: c-ares: Heap-based buffer overflow
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 3, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 3, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
A remote attacker, able to provide a specially crafted hostname to an
application using c-ares, could potentially cause a Denial of Service
condition.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-dns-c-ares
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