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.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324759 | third party advisory issue tracking |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92530 | third party advisory vdb entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/17/6 | third party advisory mailing list |