| Name | CVE-2016-2224 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-561-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 990648 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| uclibc (PTS) | sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye | 1.0.35-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| uclibc | source | wheezy | 0.9.32-1+deb7u1 | | DLA-561-1 | |
| uclibc | source | (unstable) | 1.0.20-1 | unimportant | | 990648 |
Notes
Just for cross-compiling, not used for actual packages
https://repo.or.cz/uclibc-ng.git/commit/d9c3a16dcab57d6b56225b9a67e9119cc9e2e4ac
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/2