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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102073Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00027.html
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20112Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=bc779a1a5b3035133024b21e2f339fe4219fb11c
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102073Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00027.html
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20112Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=bc779a1a5b3035133024b21e2f339fe4219fb11c
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.