CVE-2016-3075: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-3075 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 7.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 7% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 5Timeline
- 01-06-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
7.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 7.33% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat9 products
- glibc< 0:2.17-157.el7
- glibc-common< 0:2.17-157.el7
- glibc-debuginfo< 0:2.17-157.el7
- glibc-debuginfo-common< 0:2.17-157.el7
- glibc-devel< 0:2.17-157.el7
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 15.10
Debian1 product
- glibc< 2.22-6
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL23
Gnu1 product
- glibc≤ 2.23
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL13.2
Ubuntu1 product
- eglibc< 2.19-0ubuntu6.8
7 vendors · 15 products
References
38 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
