CVE - CVE-2016-4973

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-4973	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Binaries compiled against targets that use the libssp library in GCC for stack smashing protection (SSP) might allow local users to perform buffer overflow attacks by leveraging lack of the Object Size Checking feature.
References
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MISC:92530 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92530 MISC:[oss-security] 20160817 CVE-2016-4973 gcc: Targets using libssp for SSP are missing -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE functionality URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/17/6 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324759 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324759
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20160524	Disclaimer: The record 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 (20160524)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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