Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-2225
The __read_etc_hosts_r function in libc/inet/resolv.c in uClibc-ng before 1.0.12 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.009
EPSS Ranking 74.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://repo.or.cz/uclibc-ng.git/commit/6932f2282ba0578d6ca2f21eead920d6b78bc93c
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82903
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2225
- http://repo.or.cz/uclibc-ng.git/commit/6932f2282ba0578d6ca2f21eead920d6b78bc93c
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82903
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2225
Products affected by CVE-2016-2225
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cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng:1.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng:1.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng:1.0.10
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cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng:1.0.11
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cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng:1.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng:1.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng:1.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng:1.0.5
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cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng:1.0.6
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cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng:1.0.7
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cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng:1.0.8
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cpe:2.3:a:uclibc-ng_project:uclibc-ng:1.0.9