Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | c-ares vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3143-1 | First vendor Publication | 2016-11-30 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2016-11-30 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: c-ares could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a specially crafted hostname. Software Description: - c-ares: library for asynchronous name resolves Details: Gzob Qq discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain hostnames. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using c-ares to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3143-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-787 | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-01-12 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201701-28.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-01-10 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2017-58.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-01-03 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-3287-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-01-03 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-3286-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-12-06 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-1403.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-12-02 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-1373.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-12-01 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3143-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-15 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-4f34f26649.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-15 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-e523c37b4d.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-10 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-1277.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-31 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_28bb6ee59b5c11e6b79919bef72f4b7c.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-31 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-7a3a0f0198.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-12 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-7aa3c89e7b.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-10 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-a7f9e86df7.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-10 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-66d9389548.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-07 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-648.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-06 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-1cc00cde2d.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-04 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3682.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2016-12-02 13:24:59 |
|
| 2016-11-30 21:22:48 |
|
