CVE-2016-1234
Stack-based buffer overflow in the glob implementation in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24, when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is used, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)
02 Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the glob implementation in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24, when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is used, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-06-01 20:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 22:48Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-12-27
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 332f3510660e65ee86a50b07504d57d56502e432eb729edef6494abfab029fea
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-68abc0be35http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1779http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160307 CVE-2016-1234 in glibc glob with GLOB_ALTDIRFUNChttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/16
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201702-11https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
- www.securityfocus.com84204http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84204
- sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19779
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1527http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html
- sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=5171f3079f2cc53e0548fc4967361f4d1ce9d7ea
- lists.apache.org[bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- seclists.org20210901 SEC Consult SA-20210901-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in MOXA deviceshttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- glibc Fixed in 2.22-8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- glibc Fixed in 2.22-8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- glibc Fixed in 2.22-8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- eglibc Fixed in 2.19-0ubuntu6.10
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- glibc Fixed in 2.23-0ubuntu6
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.