Detections
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MiracleLinux 7 : c-ares-1.10.0-3.1.0.1.el7.AXS7 (AXSA:2025-10896:01)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 283193
Synopsis
The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2025-10896:01 advisory.* CVE-2016-5180: fix heap-based buffer overflow in the ares_create_query causing DoS CVE(s):
CVE-2016-5180 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.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected c-ares and / or c-ares-devel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 283193
File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2025-10896.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/13/2026
Updated: 1/13/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5180
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:c-ares-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:c-ares
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/26/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-5180