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Case File

CVE-2016-1234

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 5.18% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-06-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2016-1234
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.18%

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.