CVE-2016-5417

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.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

12 Feb 2023, 23:24

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=2212c1420c92a33b0e0bd9a34938c9814a56c0f7', 'name': 'https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=2212c1420c92a33b0e0bd9a34938c9814a56c0f7', 'tags': ['Patch'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • (MISC) https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2212c1420c92a33b0e0bd9a34938c9814a56c0f7 -

Information

Published : 2017-02-17 02:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01


NVD link : CVE-2016-5417

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5417

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5417


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Products Affected

gnu

  • glibc
CWE
CWE-399

Resource Management Errors