Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201612340000000
Revision Date:2016-06-01Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-1234 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
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. Alexander Cherepanov discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the glob implementation of the GNU C Library. An attacker could use this to specially craft a directory layout and cause a denial of service.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-1234
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND glibc package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.23-0ubuntu6').
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