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Out-of-Bounds Affecting eglibc package, versions <2.19-0ubuntu6.8

Severity

 Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.99% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-EGLIBC-282750
  • published1 Jun 2016
  • disclosed1 Jun 2016
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Introduced: 1 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-3075  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 eglibc to version 2.19-0ubuntu6.8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eglibc package and not the eglibc package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.