CVE-2016-5417
published 2017-02-17CVE-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…
high7.5CVSS 3.0
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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.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | glibc | < glibc 2.22-4 (bookworm) | glibc 2.22-4 (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 | — |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.22-4 | 2.22-4 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.22-4 | 2.22-4 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.22-4 | 2.22-4 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.22-4 | 2.22-4 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.23-0ubuntu6 | 2.23-0ubuntu6 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.23-0ubuntu7 | 2.23-0ubuntu7 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.5HIGH