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CVE-2016-5417

CVE-2016-5417

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Memory leak in the __res_vinit function in the IPv6 name server management code in libresolv in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging partial initialization of internal resolver data structures.

CVSS 7.5 · High · EPSS 3.4% · Fix available

Published
Updated

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • n/a

    Versions
    • n/a: Affected

    No fix published

  • glibc Debian:12

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.22-4

    Update to 2.22-4

  • glibc Debian:13

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.22-4

    Update to 2.22-4

  • glibc Debian:14

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.22-4

    Update to 2.22-4

  • glibc Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.21-0ubuntu4
    • 2.21-0ubuntu5
    • 2.21-0ubuntu6
    • 2.23-0ubuntu1
    • 2.23-0ubuntu2
    • 2.23-0ubuntu3
    • 2.23-0ubuntu4
    • 2.23-0ubuntu5
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.23-0ubuntu6

    Update to 2.23-0ubuntu6

Original sources

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