glibc: stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET, AF_INET6 (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458)
Published Jun 10, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.93%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving hostent conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
compat-glibc
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
compat-glibc
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-glibc
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
glibc
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | compat-glibc | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | compat-glibc | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-glibc | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
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 2, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5.93% (0.05926) | 93.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.81% (0.05814) | 92.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 2.31% (0.02310) | 83.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.29% (0.01293) | 78.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.34% (0.01343) | 86.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 1.34% (0.01343) | 86.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 1.34% (0.01341) | 84.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.20% (0.01199) | 82.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102073 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88440 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3706 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330887 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3706
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20010 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=4ab2ab03d4351914ee53248dc5aef4a8c88ff8b9 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3706
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.