#VU40244 Input validation error in Opensuse - CVE-2016-3706

Vulnerability identifier: #VU40244

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3706

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Opensuse
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: SUSE

Description

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving hostent conversion.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 13.2

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102073
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88440
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20010
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=4ab2ab03d4351914ee53248dc5aef4a8c88ff8b9

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.