CVE-2016-5417

EUVD-2016-6362
Memory leak in the __res_vinit function in the IPv6 name server management code in libresolv in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging partial initialization of internal resolver data structures.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 78%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
gnuglibc
𝑥
≤ 2.23
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
glibc
bookworm
2.36-9+deb12u8
fixed
bookworm (security)
2.36-9+deb12u7
fixed
bullseye
2.31-13+deb11u11
fixed
bullseye (security)
2.31-13+deb11u10
fixed
jessie
not-affected
sid
2.40-3
fixed
trixie
2.40-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
eglibc
precise
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
wily
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
glibc
precise
dne
trusty
dne
wily
not-affected
xenial
Fixed 2.23-0ubuntu6
released
yakkety
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92257
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19257
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2212c1420c92a33b0e0bd9a34938c9814a56c0f7
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-08/msg00212.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92257
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19257
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2212c1420c92a33b0e0bd9a34938c9814a56c0f7
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-08/msg00212.html