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