glibc: Stack-based buffer overflow in glob with GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC and crafted directory
Published Jun 1, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.39%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
compat-glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
compat-glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
glibc
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | compat-glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | compat-glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.39% (0.05390) | 92.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.22% (0.05223) | 91.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.27% (0.01266) | 78.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 61.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 60.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00194) | 55.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00188) | 54.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/16 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84204 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1234 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1315647 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1234
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- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19779 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=5171f3079f2cc53e0548fc4967361f4d1ce9d7ea x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1234
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