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Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting glibc-common package, versions *

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.34% (86th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-GLIBCCOMMON-1965613
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 27 Apr 2016
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Introduced: 27 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-3706 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-121 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 glibc-common.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-common package and not the glibc-common package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.