CVE-2016-2224

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The __decode_dotted 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 vectors involving compressed items in a reply.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-400

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://repo.or.cz/uclibc-ng.git/commit/d9c3a16dcab57d6b56225b9a67e9119cc9e2e4acIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82903Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2224Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://repo.or.cz/uclibc-ng.git/commit/d9c3a16dcab57d6b56225b9a67e9119cc9e2e4acIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82903Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2224Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 24, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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