CVE-2016-2225
HIGH7.5EPSS 0.83%Published: 3/24/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2225
Description
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/uclibcfrom 0, < 1.0.20-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |