CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Google Android 7.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component c-ares. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 09/30/2016. The weakness was published 01/01/2017 as Android Security Bulletin - January 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at source.android.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5180 since 05/31/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/13/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93900 (Debian DLA-648-1 : c-ares security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (93900). Similar entries are available at 92315, 94929, 94931 and 94932.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-bounds writeCWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 93900
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-648-1 : c-ares security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703682
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3682-1 (c-ares - security update)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
05/31/2016 🔍09/29/2016 🔍
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10/07/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: Android Security Bulletin - January 2017
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5180 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 93243 - C-ares CVE-2016-5180 Out of Bounds Write Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5180 - c-ares - Buffer Overflow Issue
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 01/04/2017 18:43Updated: 07/13/2020 20:19
Changes: 01/04/2017 18:43 (85), 07/13/2020 20:19 (1)
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