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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

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

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

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

Link: CVE-2016-4973

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:53:20.383

Link: CVE-2016-4973

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2016-4973 - Bugzilla