Out-of-Bounds Affecting nscd package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-NSCD-1940882
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Jan 2011

Introduced: 22 Jan 2011

CVE-2011-5320  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 nscd.

NVD Description

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

scanf and related functions in glibc before 2.15 allow local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a large string of 0s.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1