CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3706

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in the GNU C Library (glibc) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving hostent conversion.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability can lead to denial of service, affecting the availability of applications and systems using glibc.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the glibc library to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and any previous issues related to CVE-2013-4458.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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