vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-1234): GNU C Library vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 1, 2016 | Mar 21, 2017 | Mar 18, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 1, 2016
Added
Mar 21, 2017
Modified
Mar 18, 2026
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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libc6
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