CVE-2013-4357
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Buffer overflow
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
The eglibc package before 2.14 incorrectly handled the getaddrinfo() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00020.html ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00020.htmlPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/28/18Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/21Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/17/4Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/17/8Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/24/3Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67992Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2306-1Advisory