CVE-2016-3706

Published on: 06/10/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC

Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:03 PM UTC

CVE-2016-3706

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Certain versions of Glibc from Gnu contain the following vulnerability:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving hostent conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458.

  • CVE-2016-3706 has been assigned by URL Logo [email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.

CVSS3 Score: 7.5 - HIGH

Attack
Vector ⓘ		 Attack
Complexity		 Privileges
Required		 User
Interaction
NETWORK LOW NONE NONE
Scope Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
UNCHANGED NONE NONE HIGH

CVSS2 Score: 5 - MEDIUM

Access
Vector ⓘ		 Access
Complexity		 Authentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
NONE NONE PARTIAL

CVE References

Description Tags ⓘ Link
Android Security Bulletin—December 2017  |  Android Open Source Project Third Party Advisory
source.android.com
text/html
 URL Logo CONFIRM source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01
sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commit Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org
text/xml
 URL Logo CONFIRM sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=4ab2ab03d4351914ee53248dc5aef4a8c88ff8b9
Google Android Multiple Qualcomm Components Multiple Security Vulnerabilities Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
cve.report (archive)
text/html
 URL Logo BID 102073
openSUSE-SU-2016:1779-1: moderate: Security update for glibc Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org
text/html
 URL Logo SUSE openSUSE-SU-2016:1779
GNU glibc 'getaddrinfo()' Function Incomplete Fix Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
cve.report (archive)
text/html
 URL Logo BID 88440
20010 – (CVE-2016-3706) getaddrinfo: Stack overflow in hostent translation (CVE-2016-3706) Issue Tracking
sourceware.org
text/html
 URL Logo CONFIRM sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20010
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, OpenVPN and GNU glibc affect IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware - United States Third Party Advisory
web.archive.org
text/html
Inactive LinkNot Archived
 URL Logo CONFIRM www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
openSUSE-SU-2016:1527-1: moderate: Security update for glibc Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org
text/html
 URL Logo SUSE openSUSE-SU-2016:1527
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Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
ApplicationGnuGlibcAllAllAllAll
ApplicationGnuGlibcAllAllAllAll
Operating
System		OpensuseOpensuse13.2AllAllAll
Operating
System		OpensuseOpensuse13.2AllAllAll
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  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
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