vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2016-3075: eglibc, glibc -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 29, 2016 | Mar 31, 2017 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 29, 2016
Added
Mar 31, 2017
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
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.
Solutions
debian-upgrade-eglibcdebian-upgrade-glibc
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