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CVE-2016-3706
CVE-2016-3706
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
EPSS 5.93% · 93.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
5.93%
93.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | eglibc | 2.18-0ubuntu2, 0, 2.17-93ubuntu4 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | glibc | 0, 2.21-0ubuntu4, 2.21-0ubuntu6 |
Timeline
- Jun 10, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Dec 23, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3706 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3239-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3239-3 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3706 third-party-advisory