USN-3337-1: valgrind Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-3337-1 is a vulnerability in valgrind Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 9 · Downstream 0 · Related 9Timeline
- 21-06-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 27-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
valgrind vulnerabilities It was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled certain string operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-2226) It was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Valgrind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2016-6131)
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Known exploited
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Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- valgrind< 1:3.10.1-1ubuntu3~14.5 | < 1:3.11.0-1ubuntu4.2
1 vendor · 1 product