Memory leak in the __res_vinit function in the IPv6 name server management code in libresolv in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging partial initialization of internal resolver data structures.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-02-16T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:00:59.901Z

Reserved: 2016-06-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-5417

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-17T02:59:13.310

Modified: 2023-02-12T23:24:21.770

Link: CVE-2016-5417

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5417 - Bugzilla