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usn-3337-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-06-21 17:37
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
valgrind vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled certain string operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-2226)

It was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Valgrind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2016-6131)

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        "1:3.9.0-4ubuntu3",
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                },
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                }
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                },
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                }
              ]
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        "binaries": [
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      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled certain string\noperations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a\nspecially crafted binary, a remote attacker could possibly execute\narbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04\nLTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-2226)\n\nIt was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled parsing certain\nbinaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a\nspecially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause\nValgrind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4487,\nCVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2016-4492,\nCVE-2016-4493, CVE-2016-6131)\n",
  "id": "USN-3337-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:22Z",
  "published": "2017-06-21T17:37:50Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3337-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2226"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4487"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4488"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4489"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4493"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6131"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "valgrind vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2226",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4487",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4488",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4489",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4490",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4491",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4492",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4493",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6131"
  ]
}



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