CVE-2016-4429

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 10
Modified
Published: 10 Jun 2016, 15:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 00:32

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
5.9 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.26% LOW
1% probability -0.87%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

10 Jun 2016, 15:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 00:32
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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 Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.26%• Percentile: 80%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-787•Out-of-bounds Write

    The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04

  • gnu•glibc

    < 2.24

  • opensuse•leap

    42.1

  • opensuse•opensuse

    13.2

References (11)