Out-of-Bounds Affecting glibc package, versions <2.17-2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
15.99% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-GLIBC-356629
  • published29 Apr 2013
  • disclosed29 Apr 2013

Introduced: 29 Apr 2013

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable glibc to version 2.17-2 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable 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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