What is CVE-2016-2224?

CVE-2016-2224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uclibc-ng_project Uclibc-ng, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-2224?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-2224 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Uclibc-ng_project Uclibc-ng

CVE-2016-2224

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.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.028 (84.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Uclibc-ng_project Uclibc-ng
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2224?: CVE-2016-2224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uclibc-ng_project Uclibc-ng, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-2224?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-2224 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.