{"action":"Upgrade uclibc to 1.0.20-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"1.0.20-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"uclibc","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:12","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["1.0.20-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NBGY0B8S61W4TSTRG3MHX5","modified_at":"2026-09-22T07:00:22.606873280Z","published_at":"2017-03-24T15:59:00.513Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2224","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2224"],"severity":{"label":"high","score":7.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2224","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2224"}],"summary":"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."}