PT-2017-8724 · Gnu+2 · Glibc+2
Matthias Schiffer
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Publicado
2016-12-27
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Atualizado
2024-06-15
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CVE-2016-5417
CVSS v3.1
7.5
Alta
| Vetor | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
glibc versions prior to 2.24
Description
The issue is related to a memory leak in the res vinit function within the IPv6 name server management code in libresolv. This memory leak can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service by consuming memory, leveraging the partial initialization of internal resolver data structures.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 2.24, update to version 2.24 or later to resolve the issue.
Correção
DoS
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Produtos afetados
Alt Linux
Ubuntu
Glibc