CVE-2016-1234

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1234
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-01 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:29:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2016:1779-1: moderate: Security update for glibc SUSE lists.opensuse.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Moxa Command Injection / Cross Site Scripting / Vulnerable Software ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
oss-security - CVE-2016-1234 in glibc glob with GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
GNU glibc CVE-2016-1234 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commit CONFIRM sourceware.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: glibc-2.22-15.fc23 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20210901-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in MOXA devices FULLDISC seclists.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 lists.apache.org
19779 – (CVE-2016-1234) glob: buffer overflow with GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC due to incorrect NAME_MAX limit assumption (CVE-2016-1234) CONFIRM sourceware.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:1527-1: moderate: Security update for glibc SUSE lists.opensuse.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
GNU C Library: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-11) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commit sourceware.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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