The strftime function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via an out-of-range time value.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.1
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade glibc | Sep 1, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade glibc-debuginfoUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-debuginfo-common | Aug 28, 2019 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade glibcUpgrade eglibc | Feb 17, 2016 | Feb 16, 2016 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Apr 1, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-libs/glibc. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-headers | Nov 30, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibcUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-utils | Nov 30, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-static | Mar 28, 2017 | Sep 20, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-debuginfoUpgrade glibc-debuginfo-commonNo solution existsUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-devel | Mar 21, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-devel-staticUpgrade glibc-devel-32bitUpgrade glibc-langUpgrade glibc-locale-base-32bitUpgrade glibc-locale-32bitUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-locale-baseUpgrade glibc-htmlUpgrade glibc-profile-x86Upgrade glibc-profileUpgrade sles12-docker-imageUpgrade glibc-x86Upgrade glibc-32bitUpgrade glibc-profile-32bitUpgrade glibc-extraUpgrade glibc-locale-x86Upgrade glibc-infoUpgrade glibc-i18ndataUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade sles11sp4-docker-imageUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade sles12sp1-docker-imageUpgrade glibc-locale | Feb 16, 2016 | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc6-devUpgrade libc6 | May 27, 2016 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Apr 19, 2016 |
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