High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 10, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-3706

Description

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.

Affected products

OpenSUSE/openSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU/Glibc
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <2.23

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102073nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/88440nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01nvdThird Party Advisory

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