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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-4429

Stack-based buffer overflow in the clntudp_call function in sunrpc/clnt_udp.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly unspecified other impact via a flood of crafted ICMP and UDP…

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 3.92%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.92%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the clntudp_call function in sunrpc/clnt_udp.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly unspecified other impact via a flood of crafted ICMP and UDP packets.

CVSS 3.1
5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.92% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · gnu/glibc · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.