VDB
CVE-2016-1234
CVE-2016-1234
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
EPSS 5.39% · 92.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
5.39%
92.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | glibc | 0, 2.21-0ubuntu5, 2.21-0ubuntu6 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | eglibc | 2.19-0ubuntu6.3, 2.19-0ubuntu6.4, 2.19-0ubuntu6.6 |
Timeline
- Jun 1, 2016 CVE Published
- Sep 1, 2021 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 20, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1234 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3239-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1234 third-party-advisory