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CVE-2016-1234

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1234 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the GNU C Library (glibc) glob implementation, affecting fedoraproject, gnu, and opensuse, specifically when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is utilized. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to cause a denial of service (crash). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0518 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

susepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: compat-glibc
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: glibc
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: compat-glibc
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: glibc
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: compat-glibc
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: glibc

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-1234Moderate

glibc: Stack-based buffer overflow in glob with GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC and crafted directory

Mar 7, 2016

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201702-11
Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
sourceware.org / git/gitweb.cgi
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/16
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/84204
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry