VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-4429

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.58%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-06-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references