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CVE-2013-4357

The eglibc package before 2.14 incorrectly handled the getaddrinfo() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause

The eglibc package before 2.14 incorrectly handled the getaddrinfo() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01185
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
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Affected Products & Versions

5
eglibc< 2.14
novell suse linux enterprise serverall versions
debian linuxall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugzilla.suse.com · show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4357bugzilla.suse.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD31 Dec 2019 · 07:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

7
suse-csafsuse-ru-2015_0794-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0253-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0439-1
usnUSN-2306-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0551-1
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References & Sources

14
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00020.htmlIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/17/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/17/8Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/28/18ExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/21ExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/24/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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