Out-of-Bounds Affecting glibc package, versions <2.22-6


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.99% (84th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
7 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-GLIBC-520693
  • published 1 Jun 2016
  • disclosed 1 Jun 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 glibc to version 2.22-6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc package and not the glibc package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 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.