VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-4973

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.44%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-06-07

Last modified2026-06-17

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.