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CVE-2016-4973

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.43%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-06-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-4973
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.43%

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.