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CVE-2016-1234
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-06-01T20:59:00.123 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:41:31.343

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the glob implementation in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24, when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is used, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long name.

Affected products

gnu — glibc

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