Medium severity · published Jun 10, 2016
CVE-2016-4429
Stack-based buffer overflow in the clntudp_call function in sunrpc/clnt_udp.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash)…
5.9
CVSS
4.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the clntudp_call function in sunrpc/clnt_udp.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly unspecified other impact via a flood of crafted ICMP and UDP packets.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.6% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GL
Glibc · Gnu
before 2.24 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.2 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 16.04; 18.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4429
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4429
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html
Broken Link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102073
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00027.html
Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01
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