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CVE-2016-3706

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3706 is a stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function of the GNU C Library (glibc), affecting various GNU and openSUSE glibc implementations. This vulnerability, an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) without user interaction. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it presents a significant availability risk. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0593 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 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

Vendor Patches (2)

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: glibc

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-3706Low

glibc: stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET, AF_INET6 (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458)

Apr 27, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2017-12-01
Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
sourceware.org / git/gitweb.cgi
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/102073
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/88440
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry