High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 17, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-5417
CVE-2016-5417
Description
Memory leak in the __res_vinit function in the IPv6 name server management code in libresolv in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging partial initialization of internal resolver data structures.
Patches
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References
4- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92257nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cginvd
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