CVE-2016-1234

Summary

CVECVE-2016-1234
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-01 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the glob implementation in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24, when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is used, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long name.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GNU glibc CVE-2016-1234 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: glibc-2.22-15.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e69... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
GNU C Library: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-11) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
19779 – (CVE-2016-1234) glob: buffer overflow with GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC due to incorrect NAME_MAX limit assumption (CVE-2016-1234) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20210901-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in MOXA devices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:1527-1: moderate: Security update for glibc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:1779-1: moderate: Security update for glibc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
oss-security - CVE-2016-1234 in glibc glob with GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Moxa Command Injection / Cross Site Scripting / Vulnerable Software ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commit MITRE sourceware.org
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671092 EulerOS Security Update for glibc (EulerOS-SA-2019-2155)
  • 710558 Gentoo Linux GNU C Library Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-11)
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