CVE-2016-2225

—

CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

EPSS

2%p83

Published

Mar 24, 2017 (Mar 24, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The __read_etc_hosts_r 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 a crafted packet.

Vendors: uclibc-ng project
Products: uclibc-ng
Weakness: CWE-400
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.5%)

In the news0 stories

No ingested article mentions this CVE yet.