Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting glibc-common package, versions *
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed29 Mar 2016
Introduced: 29 Mar 2016
CVE-2016-3075 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:6 glibc-common.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-common package and not the glibc-common package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
Stack-based buffer overflow in the nss_dns implementation of the getnetbyname function in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a long name.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85732
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19879
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=317b199b4aff8cfa27f2302ab404d2bb5032b9a4
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3075
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2573.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2573
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=317b199b4aff8cfa27f2302ab404d2bb5032b9a4