CVE-2016-1234 in C Library

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the glob implementation in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24, when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is used, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long name.

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• Reservation: 12/27/2015
• Disclosure: 06/01/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-87698 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.5
• EPSS: 0.01266
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1234
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1234
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-1234/