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CVE-2013-1914

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CVE-2013-1914

Published: Apr 29, 2013

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

RHSA-2013:1605
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
55113
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-1991-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
MDVSA-2013:284
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
58839
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
GLSA-201503-04
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
MDVSA-2013:283
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
52817
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2013:0769
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
MDVSA-2013:163
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA

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