{
  "cveId": "CVE-2016-5180",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5180",
  "summary": "CVE-2016-5180 is fixed in Node.js 4 on 1 platform by Node.js 4 4.6.1 (version 4.6.1), released October 18, 2016. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.",
  "title": "Node.js 4: Heap-based buffer overflow in the ares_create_query function in c-ares 1.x before 1.12.0 allows remote\u2026",
  "description": "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 via a hostname with an escaped trailing dot.",
  "published": "2016-10-03T15:59:03Z",
  "severity": "",
  "cvss": 9.8,
  "epss": 0.08653,
  "epssPercentile": 0.95139,
  "priority": "Urgent",
  "priorityTier": 2,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5180",
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "windows-app",
      "product": "Node.js 4",
      "fixedVersion": "4.6.1",
      "fix": "Node.js 4 4.6.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/windows-app/openjs.nodejs.4-4.6.1",
      "released": "2016-10-18T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T06:34:28Z"
}