vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2016-3706
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 10, 2016 | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 2, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 10, 2016
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Jul 2, 2025
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving hostent conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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