Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20164973000
Revision Date:2017-06-07Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-4973 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-4973
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'gcc-5' package in bionic is not affected.
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'gcc-6' package in bionic is not affected.
  • OR The vulnerability of the 'mingw-w64' package in bionic is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
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