CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2016-2224
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.80%
Original NVD 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.
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