CVE-2016-4429
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.046 · 92 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Stack-based buffer overflow in the clntudp_call function in sunrpc/clnt_udp.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly unspecified other impact via a flood of crafted ICMP and UDP packets.
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affected products (33)
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references (44)
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- http://code.google.com/android/cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.htmlcnnvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039cnnvd
- http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102073cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00027.htmlcnnvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01cnnvd
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