CVE-2016-5417
N/A
Published: February 16, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGlibc
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
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.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/5VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92257x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19257Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-08/msg00212.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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