CVE-2016-3706
published 2016-06-10CVE-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…
PriorityP339high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
5.93%
92.5th percentile
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 vectors involving hostent conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458.
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | glibc | < glibc 2.22-8 (bookworm) | glibc 2.22-8 (bookworm) |
| eglibc | eglibc | >= 0 < 2.19-0ubuntu6.10 | 2.19-0ubuntu6.10 |
| eglibc | eglibc | >= 0 < 2.19-0ubuntu6.11 | 2.19-0ubuntu6.11 |
| gnu | glibc | < 2.23 | 2.23 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.22-8 | 2.22-8 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.22-8 | 2.22-8 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.22-8 | 2.22-8 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.22-8 | 2.22-8 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.23-0ubuntu6 | 2.23-0ubuntu6 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.23-0ubuntu7 | 2.23-0ubuntu7 |
| android | — | — | |
| opensuse | opensuse | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu8.1HIGH
vendor_debian5.0MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.0MEDIUM
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Android
CVE-2016-3706: UDP RPC
vendor_android·2017-12-01·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-3706 [HIGH] CVE-2016-3706: UDP RPC
Android Security Bulletin 2017-12-01
CVE: CVE-2016-3706
Severity: CRITICAL
Type: RCE
Component: UDP RPC
References: A-34499281
QC-CR#1058691
[2]
Ubuntu
GNU C Library regression
vendor_ubuntu·2017-03-24·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2016-3706 [HIGH] GNU C Library regression
Title: GNU C Library regression
Summary: USN-3239-1 introduced a regression in the GNU C Library.
USN-3239-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the GNU C Library. Unfortunately,
the fix for CVE-2016-3706 introduced a regression that in some
circumstances prevented IPv6 addresses from resolving. This update
reverts the change in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. We apologize for the error.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the
strxfrm() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial
of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8982)
It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the
_IO_wstr_overflow() function of the GNU C Library. An attacker could
use this to
Ubuntu
GNU C Library Regression
vendor_ubuntu·2017-03-21·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-5180 [HIGH] GNU C Library Regression
Title: GNU C Library Regression
Summary: USN-3239-1 introduced a regression in the GNU C Library.
USN-3239-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the GNU C Library. Unfortunately,
the fix for CVE-2015-5180 introduced an internal ABI change within
the resolver library. This update reverts the change. We apologize
for the inconvenience.
Please note that long-running services that were restarted to compensate
for the USN-3239-1 update may need to be restarted again.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the
strxfrm() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial
of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8982)
It was discovered that an integer overflow exist
Ubuntu
GNU C Library vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-03-21·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-5180 [HIGH] GNU C Library vulnerabilities
Title: GNU C Library vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the GNU C Library.
It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the
strxfrm() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial
of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8982)
It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the
_IO_wstr_overflow() function of the GNU C Library. An attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04
LTS. (CVE-2015-8983)
It was discovered that the fnmatch() function in the GNU C Library
did not properly handle certain malformed patterns. An attacker could
use this to
Red Hat
glibc: stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET, AF_INET6 (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458)
vendor_redhat·2016-04-27·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2016-3706 [MEDIUM] CWE-121 glibc: stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET, AF_INET6 (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458)
glibc: stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET, AF_INET6 (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458)
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 vectors involving hostent conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458.
Package: compat-glibc (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: glibc (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: compat-glibc (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: glibc (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: compat-glibc (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: glibc (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - No
Debian
CVE-2016-3706: glibc - Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddr...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2016-3706 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-3706: glibc - Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddr...
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 vectors involving hostent conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.22-8)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.22-8)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.22-8)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.22-8)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.22-8)
GHSA
GHSA-2x2r-j2qj-78q7: Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2016-3706 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-2x2r-j2qj-78q7: Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo
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 vectors involving hostent conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458.
OSV
eglibc, glibc vulnerabilities
osv·2017-03-21·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-8982 [HIGH] eglibc, glibc vulnerabilities
eglibc, glibc vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the
strxfrm() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial
of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8982)
It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the
_IO_wstr_overflow() function of the GNU C Library. An attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04
LTS. (CVE-2015-8983)
It was discovered that the fnmatch() function in the GNU C Library
did not properly handle certain malformed patterns. An attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
12.04 LTS and U
OSV
eglibc, glibc regression
osv·2017-03-21·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-5180 [HIGH] eglibc, glibc regression
eglibc, glibc regression
USN-3239-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the GNU C Library. Unfortunately,
the fix for CVE-2015-5180 introduced an internal ABI change within
the resolver library. This update reverts the change. We apologize
for the inconvenience.
Please note that long-running services that were restarted to compensate
for the USN-3239-1 update may need to be restarted again.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the
strxfrm() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial
of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8982)
It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the
_IO_wstr_overflow() function of the GNU C Library. An attacker c
OSV
CVE-2016-3706: Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo
osv·2016-06-10·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2016-3706 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-3706: Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo
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 vectors involving hostent conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-3706 glibc: stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET, AF_INET6 (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458)
bugzilla·2016-04-27·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2016-3706 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-3706 glibc: stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET, AF_INET6 (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458)
CVE-2016-3706 glibc: stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET, AF_INET6 (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458)
It was found that the fix for CVE-2013-4458 is incomplete.
A stack (frame) overflow flaw, which could led to a denial of service (application crash), was found in the way glibc's getaddrinfo() function processed certain requests when called with AF_INET or AF_INET6.
This is less substantial than the CVE-2013-4458 issue because there is an other, unfixed bug in nss_files which causes it to use gigabytes of stack space with "multi on" (our default) in /etc/host.conf. Only about 4096 addresses fit into a DNS reply, so this is not really exploitable via nss_dns (only in fringe cases with extremely small stacks, as sometimes seen with Java VMs).
Discussion:
Ack
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-3706 glibc: stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET, AF_INET6 (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458) [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-04-27·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2016-3706 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-3706 glibc: stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET, AF_INET6 (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458) [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-3706 glibc: stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET, AF_INET6 (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458) [fedora-all]
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2016-06-10
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