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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5417

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5417 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Memory leak in the __res_vinit function in the IPv6 name server management code in libresolv in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging partial initialization of internal resolver data structures.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:11glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:12glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:14glibc0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 17, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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