SB2016051115 - Fedora 23 update for glibc

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SB2016051115 - Fedora 23 update for glibc

Published: May 11, 2016 Updated: June 28, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016051115
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3706)

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving hostent conversion.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4458)

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) hostname or (2) IP address that triggers a large number of AF_INET6 address results.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References