CVE-2014-9984

Critical

Description

nscd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before version 2.20 does not correctly compute the size of an internal buffer when processing netgroup requests, possibly leading to an nscd daemon crash or code execution as the user running nscd.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Glibc
PublishedJun 12, 2017
First seenJun 12, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu glibcv ≤ 2.19—

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CVE-2014-9984 · Gnu Glibc · Dark Radar