{"id":"CVE-2016-2224","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:48:55.979441Z","published":"2017-03-24T15:59:00.513Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82903"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/3"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2224"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://repo.or.cz/uclibc-ng.git/commit/d9c3a16dcab57d6b56225b9a67e9119cc9e2e4ac"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/05/2"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/wbx-github/uclibc-ng","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"94493929f674f4410c2743fa3dd82fd37b70c58f"}],"database_specific":{"versions":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"1.0.11"}]}}],"versions":["v1.0.0","v1.0.1","v1.0.10","v1.0.11","v1.0.2","v1.0.4","v1.0.5","v1.0.6","v1.0.7","v1.0.8","v1.0.9"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-2224.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}