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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2017-02-17 02:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:44


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