#VU31454 Stack-based buffer overflow in Glibc - CVE-2016-1234
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31454
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1234
CWE-ID:
CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Glibc
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a long name. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Mitigation
Update to version 2.24.
Vulnerable software versions
Glibc: 2.0 - 2.23.90
External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/16
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84204
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19779
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=5171f3079f2cc53e0548fc4967361f4d1ce9d7ea
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
