{"id":"USN-3337-1","summary":"valgrind vulnerabilities","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","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:09Z","published":"2017-06-21T17:37:50Z","related":["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"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-2226","CVE-2016-4487","CVE-2016-4488","CVE-2016-4489","CVE-2016-4490","CVE-2016-4491","CVE-2016-4492","CVE-2016-4493","CVE-2016-6131","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"],"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"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4490"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4491"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4492"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4493"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6131"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"valgrind","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/valgrind@1:3.10.1-1ubuntu3~14.5?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.10.1-1ubuntu3~14.5"}]}],"versions":["1:3.8.1-4ubuntu1","1:3.8.1-5ubuntu1","1:3.8.1-5ubuntu2","1:3.8.1-5ubuntu3","1:3.9.0-4ubuntu1","1:3.9.0-4ubuntu3","1:3.9.0-4ubuntu4","1:3.10~20140411-0ubuntu1","1:3.10.1-1ubuntu3~14.04"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:3.10.1-1ubuntu3~14.5","binary_name":"valgrind"}],"availability":"No 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