CVE-2016-1234
HIGH7.5EPSS 1.3%eglibc - security update
Published: 6/1/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1234
Description
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/eglibcfrom 0, < 2.13-38+deb7u11
- Debian/glibcfrom 0, < 2.22-8
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |