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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade glibc | Feb 7, 2017 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade eglibcUpgrade glibc | Mar 31, 2017 | May 29, 2016 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | May 23, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-libs/glibc. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibcUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-headers | Nov 30, 2017 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-headers | Nov 9, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade glibc-headersUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibcNo solution existsUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-debuginfo-commonUpgrade glibc-debuginfoUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-static | Nov 4, 2016 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-langUpgrade glibc-devel-32bitUpgrade glibc-locale-baseUpgrade glibc-locale-x86Upgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-locale-base-32bitUpgrade glibc-localeUpgrade glibc-htmlUpgrade glibc-i18ndataUpgrade glibc-devel-staticUpgrade sles12-docker-imageUpgrade glibc-x86Upgrade glibc-profile-x86Upgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-32bitUpgrade glibc-extraUpgrade glibc-locale-32bitUpgrade glibc-infoUpgrade glibc-profileUpgrade glibc-profile-32bitUpgrade sles12sp1-docker-image | Jun 8, 2016 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc6Upgrade libc6-dev | May 27, 2016 | May 26, 2016 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jun 1, 2016 |
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