VDB-179256 · CVE-2016-4429 · Nessus 219617

Oracle Fujitsu M10-1 glibc denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Fujitsu M10-1, Fujitsu M10-4, Fujitsu M10-4S, Fujitsu M12-1, Fujitsu M12-2 and Fujitsu M12-2S. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component glibc. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-4429. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle Fujitsu M10-1, Fujitsu M10-4, Fujitsu M10-4S, Fujitsu M12-1, Fujitsu M12-2 and Fujitsu M12-2S. Affected is an unknown function of the component glibc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was released 07/20/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2021. The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4429. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 219617 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-4429), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197247 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Libtirpc Vulnerabilities (USN-3759-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (219617). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

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Oracle

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commercial

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Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 219617
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-4429

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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/02/2016 🔍
07/20/2021 +1905 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2021
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-179256
SecurityFocus: 102073

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2021 10:38
Updated: 03/04/2025 18:06
Changes: 07/21/2021 10:38 (38), 07/25/2021 18:56 (4), 07/25/2021 19:02 (16), 10/01/2024 22:24 (17), 03/04/2025 18:06 (2)
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