SB2016101855 - Input validation error in Glibc
Published: October 18, 2016 Updated: June 3, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101855
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2002-0684)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in DNS resolver functions that perform lookup of network names and addresses, as used in BIND 4.9.8 and ported to glibc 2.2.5 and earlier, allows remote malicious DNS servers to execute arbitrary code through a subroutine used by functions such as getnetbyname and getnetbyaddr.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.