CVE-2016-3706
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 5.93 % · percentile 93 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=4ab2ab03d4351914ee53248dc5aef4a8c88ff8b9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88440
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20010
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102073
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-4727
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-3706
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-449 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Google Android · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2016-AVI-273 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans la bibliothèque GNU C (glibc) · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 2.23
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |