CVE-2016-4973 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-06-07

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libssp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5945	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00034.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/17/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92530
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324759
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4973
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4973

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Libssp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-06-07T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:39.910Z

Reserved: 2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4973

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-06-07T20:29:00.443

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-4973

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-08-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4973 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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