CVE-2016-5417

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.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:54

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/5 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/5 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92257 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92257 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19257 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19257 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2212c1420c92a33b0e0bd9a34938c9814a56c0f7 - () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2212c1420c92a33b0e0bd9a34938c9814a56c0f7 -
References () https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-08/msg00212.html - Release Notes () https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-08/msg00212.html - Release Notes

Information

Published : 2017-02-17 02:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:54


NVD link : CVE-2016-5417

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5417

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5417


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Products Affected

gnu

  • glibc
CWE
CWE-399

Resource Management Errors