High severity · published Jun 1, 2016
CVE-2016-1234
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…
7.5
CVSS
5.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.4% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
23 · source: NVD
GL
Glibc · Gnu
before 2.24 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1234
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1234
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html
Issue Tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html
Issue Tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/16
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