CVE-2016-5417
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.2%
Description
Memory leak in the __res_vinit function in the IPv6 name server management code in libresolv in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging partial initialization of internal resolver data structures.
How to fix CVE-2016-5417
To remediate CVE-2016-5417, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.22-4 or later
Is CVE-2016-5417 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.22-4
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 |