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    CVE-2016-4973

    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.

    Published:Aug 17, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jun 7, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00063
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Libssp

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High