Security Advisory
CVE-2016-3706
7.5
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving hostent conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458.
Published Date
June 10, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory