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CVE-2016-4973
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-06-07T20:29:00.443 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:48:32.027

Summary

Binaries compiled against targets that use the libssp library in GCC for stack smashing protection (SSP) might allow local users to perform buffer overflow attacks by leveraging lack of the Object Size Checking feature.

Affected products

gnu — libssp

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References

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