CVE - CVE-2016-5417

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-5417	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MLIST:[libc-alpha] 20160804 The GNU C Library version 2.24 is now available URL:https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-08/msg00212.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20160802 glibc: Per-thread memory leak in __res_vinit with IPv6 nameservers (CVE-2016-5417) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/5 CONFIRM:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19257 CONFIRM:https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=2212c1420c92a33b0e0bd9a34938c9814a56c0f7 BID:92257 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92257
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Entry Created
20160610	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160610)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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