Out-of-Bounds Affecting glibc package, versions <0:2.12-1.132.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
15.99% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-GLIBC-2088618
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Apr 2013

Introduced: 3 Apr 2013

CVE-2013-1914  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 glibc to version 0:2.12-1.132.el6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc package and not the glibc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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