CVE-2016-4429
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3239-3
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
Desbordamiento del buffer basado en pila en la función clntudp_call en sunrpc/clnt_udp.c en GNU C Library (también conocida como glibc o libc6) permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación del servicio (caída) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de una inundación de paquetes ICMP y UDP manipulados.
It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the strxfrm function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the _IO_wstr_overflow function of the GNU C Library. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2016-05-02 CVE Reserved
- 2016-06-10 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-06-19 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (11)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039 | Broken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102073 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00027.html | Mailing List |
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| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=bc779a1a5b3035133024b21e2f339fe4219fb11c | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html | X_refsource_misc |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20112 | 2023-11-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-2 | 2023-11-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" | 42.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "42.1" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 13.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.2" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" | < 2.24 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version " < 2.24" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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