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CVE-2016-3706
Published: Jun 10, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving hostent conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458.
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
openSUSE-SU-2016:1779
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
88440
vdb-entry
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http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20010
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01
x_refsource_CONFIRM
openSUSE-SU-2016:1527
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
102073
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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