| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 109 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| node.js -- ares_create_query single byte out of buffer write | 18 Oct 201600:00 | – | freebsd | |
| Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities may affect IBM® SDK for Node.js™ | 9 Aug 201804:20 | – | ibm | |
| CVE-2016-5180 | 3 Oct 201615:00 | – | alpinelinux | |
| [ASA-201609-31] c-ares: arbitrary code execution | 30 Sep 201600:00 | – | archlinux | |
| CVE-2016-5180 | 3 Aug 202521:02 | – | circl | |
| c-ares heap buffer overflow vulnerability | 10 Oct 201600:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2016-5180 | 3 Oct 201615:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2016-5180 | 3 Oct 201615:00 | – | cvelist | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 648-1] c-ares security update | 6 Oct 201618:55 | – | debian | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 3682-1] c-ares security update | 30 Sep 201619:49 | – | debian |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Miracle Linux Security Advisory AXSA:2025-10896:01.
##
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(283193);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/13");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5180");
script_name(english:"MiracleLinux 7 : c-ares-1.10.0-3.1.0.1.el7.AXS7 (AXSA:2025-10896:01)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
AXSA:2025-10896:01 advisory.
* CVE-2016-5180: fix heap-based buffer overflow in the ares_create_query
causing DoS
CVE(s):
CVE-2016-5180
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ares_create_query function in c-ares 1.x before 1.12.0 allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a
hostname with an escaped trailing dot.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/22080");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected c-ares and / or c-ares-devel packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-5180");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"High");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/09/29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/09/26");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:c-ares");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:c-ares-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Miracle Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MiracleLinux/release", "Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm2.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'MIRACLE LINUX' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
if (! preg(pattern:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MiracleLinux 7.x', 'MIRACLE LINUX ' + os_version);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'MIRACLE LINUX', cpu);
var constraints = [
{
'release': '7',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'c-ares-1.10.0-3.1.0.1.el7.AXS7', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'c-ares-1.10.0-3.1.0.1.el7.AXS7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'c-ares-devel-1.10.0-3.1.0.1.el7.AXS7', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
{'reference':'c-ares-devel-1.10.0-3.1.0.1.el7.AXS7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
]
}
];
var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');
var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
# Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
}
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
}
foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
reference = NULL;
sp = NULL;
_cpu = NULL;
el_string = NULL;
rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
epoch = NULL;
allowmaj = NULL;
exists_check = NULL;
cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
if (reference &&
## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
(!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'c-ares / c-ares-devel');
}
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