CVE-2013-1914
Medium
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) hostname or (2) IP address that triggers a large number of domain conversion results.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability91. percentile4.1%
Product
Gnu Glibc
PublishedApr 29, 2013
First seenApr 29, 2013
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gnu glibc | v ≤ 2.17, 2.0.1, 2.0.6, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6, 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6, 2.6.1, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10.1, 2.11, 2.11.1, 2.11.2, 2.11.3, 2.12.1, 2.12.2, 2.13, 2.14, 2.14.1, 2.15, 2.16 | — |
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