CVE-2016-1234

HIGH 7.5CVE-2016-1234 · Published 01/06/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-1234 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting glibc (gnu).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 5.4%, higher than 92.7% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.24 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
glibc gnu	`< 2.24`	`2.24`

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the glob implementation in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24, when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is used, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long name.

References

lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html · Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html · Issue Tracking
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html · Issue Tracking
packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/16 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/84204 · Third Party Advisory
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11

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