Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions Affecting glibc package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GLIBC-6674173
  • published26 Apr 2024
  • disclosed24 Apr 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-33602  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-703  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions due to the netgroup cache assuming NSS callback uses in-buffer strings. An attacker can cause a denial of service by exploiting this assumption.

Note:

The exploitation of this vulnerability requires specific conditions to be met, such as the presence of netgroup-related functionality and the ability to manipulate memory within the target system. Secondly, the impact of the vulnerability is limited to the context of the affected application or system component, rather than posing a system-wide or network-wide threat.

CVSS Scores

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