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High
CVE-2016-1234
Stack-based buffer overflow in the glob implementation in GNU C...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/16
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84204
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19779
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=5171f3079f2cc53e0548fc4967361f4d1ce9d7ea
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
glibc, leap, opensuse, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 42.1, 13.2, 23
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 1st, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.