{"action":"Upgrade c-ares to 1.12.0-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"1.12.0-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"c-ares","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:14","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["1.12.0-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NBMNM5E8SA660TTR3ASQCB","modified_at":"2026-09-22T07:02:08.875858458Z","published_at":"2016-10-03T15:59:03.270Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5180","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5180"],"severity":{"label":"critical","score":9.8},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5180#Debian:14/c-ares","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5180"}],"summary":"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 v"}