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CVE-2016-4429 Details

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the clntudp_call function in sunrpc/clnt_udp.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly unspecified other impact via a flood of crafted ICMP and UDP packets.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00027.html CVE
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20112 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
opensuse leap
42.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse
13.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
gnu glibc
< 2.24

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
12.04
14.04
16.04
18.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4429
NVD Published Date:
Jun 10, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-4429 Details - Not Deferred