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CVSSv2

CVE-2016-2224

Published: 24/03/2017 Updated: 27/03/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 445
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

The __decode_dotted function in libc/inet/resolv.c in uClibc-ng prior to 1.0.12 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving compressed items in a reply.

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Debian Bug report logs - #990648 uclibc-source: CVE-2016-2224, CVE-2016-2225, CVE-2016-6264 Package: uclibc-source; Maintainer for uclibc-source is Simon Richter <sjr@debianorg>; Source for uclibc-source is src:uclibc (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: Andreas Beckmann <anbe@debianorg> Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2021 19:39: ...