PT-2017-8014 · Uclibc-Ng · Uclibc-Ng

Daniel Fahlgren · Published 2017-03-24 · Updated 2017-03-27 · CVE-2016-2224

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions uClibc-ng versions prior to 1.0.12

Description The issue allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service, specifically an infinite loop, by exploiting the decode dotted function in libc/inet/resolv.c. This can be achieved through vectors involving compressed items in a reply.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.0.12, update to version 1.0.12 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-2224

DLA-561-1

Affected Products

Uclibc-Ng

References · 8

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2224 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2224 · Vendor Advisory
• http://repo.or.cz/uclibc-ng.git/commit/d9c3a16dcab57d6b56225b9a67e9119cc9e2e4ac · Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/2 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2224 · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/3 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2224 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/82903 · Note