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Out-of-Bounds Affecting glibc package, versions <2.23-0ubuntu6

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.22% (61st percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
4.8 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-GLIBC-356479
  • published 1 Jun 2016
  • disclosed 1 Jun 2016
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Introduced: 1 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-1234 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-119 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 glibc to version 2.23-0ubuntu6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc package and not the glibc package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Stack-based buffer overflow in the glob implementation in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24, when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is used, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long name.

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