Improper input validation in Gnu Glibc
CVE-2016-10739
In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.28, the getaddrinfo function would successfully parse a string that contained an IPv4 address followed by whitespace and arbitrary characters, which could lead applications to incorrectly assume that it had parsed a valid string, without the possibility of embedded HTTP headers or other potentially dangerous substrings.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Gnu Glibc
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10739?
- CVE-2016-10739 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-01-21.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10739?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-10739 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.