Out-of-Bounds Affecting glibc package, versions <2.22-8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.18% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-GLIBC-18610852
  • published11 Aug 2026
  • disclosed1 Jun 2016

Introduced: 1 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-1234  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest glibc to version 2.22-8 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Stack-based buffer overflow in the glob implementation in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24, when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is used, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long name.