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CVE-2016-4429 (GCVE-0-2016-4429)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-06-10 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:32
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-05-23 00:00
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