01 Record

CVE-2016-3706

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via

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: 5.93% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 92.6% 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:3.1/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: Low. 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

2016-06-10 15:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 00:03Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-03-30

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowVariant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

91ef5ed6bce1ebc8a36b11ffeb1a0c5065c6f7561e823dfb603a94db688cb377

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

gnuglibcNot specified—

opensuseopensuseNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1779http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=4ab2ab03d4351914ee53248dc5aef4a8c88ff8b9x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.securityfocus.com88440http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88440vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
www-01.ibm.comhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039x_refsource_CONFIRM
sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20010x_refsource_CONFIRM
source.android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01x_refsource_CONFIRM
lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1527http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
www.securityfocus.com102073http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102073vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

01 Record index

CVE-2016-3706

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

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02 Records

CVE-2016-3706

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References