CVE-2016-4429

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.9
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Glibc
PublishedJun 10, 2016
First seenJun 10, 2016

How to fix

Update
  • gnu glibc2.24 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu glibcv < 2.242.24
opensuse leap42.1—
opensuse opensuse13.2—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04—

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