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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

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
5.92% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 93.0% 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

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.

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