Stack-based Buffer Overflow in getnetbyname function in glibc

CVE-2016-3075 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Stack-based buffer overflow in the nss_dns implementation of the getnetbyname function in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a long name.

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