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High
CVE-2016-3075
Stack-based buffer overflow in the nss_dns implementation of the getnetbyname...
Vulnerability Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the nss_dns implementation of the getnetbyname function in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application 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.securityfocus.com/bid/85732
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=317b199b4aff8cfa27f2302ab404d2bb5032b9a4
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2573.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19879
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Affected Vendor
opensuse
View all reports →Affected Software
opensuse, glibc, fedora, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
13.2, 0, 23, 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
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.