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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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
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-02-17T02:59:13.310
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:54:16.310
Link: CVE-2016-5417
Redhat