Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the libresolv library in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response that triggers a call to the getaddrinfo function with the AF_UNSPEC or AF_INET6 address family, related to performing "dual A/AAAA DNS queries" and the libnss_dns.so.2 NSS module.
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2016-02-18T21:00:00
Updated: 2022-06-20T18:06:34
Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-7547
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-02-18T21:59:00.120
Modified: 2023-02-12T23:15:36.457
Link: CVE-2015-7547
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