CVE-2016-3075
high-risk
Published 2016-06-01
Stack-based buffer overflow in the nss_dns implementation of the getnetbyname function in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a long name.
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10.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 89% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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7
CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (6)
Affected Vendors
References (18)
50
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
11/34 · Low
Exposure
13/34 · Low