Out-of-Bounds Affecting nscd package, versions <0:2.12-1.209.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.52% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-NSCD-2138745
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 May 2014

Introduced: 19 May 2014

CVE-2014-9761  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 nscd to version 0:2.12-1.209.el6 or higher.

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.

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) nan, (2) nanf, or (3) nanl function.

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