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CVE-2011-4609

The svc_run function in the RPC implementation in glibc before 2.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service

The svc_run function in the RPC implementation in glibc before 2.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of RPC connections.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.00474
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

2
gnu glibc<= 2.14
gnu glibcall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD02 May 2013 · 02:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

5
usnUSN-1396-1
rhsaRHSA-2012:0109Important
rhsaRHSA-2012:0058Low
rhsaRHSA-2012:0125Low
rhsaRHSA-2012:0126Low
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767299
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