CVEvulnerability
CVE-2014-9402
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-02-24
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-399
Description
The nss_dns implementation of getnetbyname in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.21, when the DNS backend in the Name Service Switch configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by sending a positive answer while a network name is being process.
Affected configurations
• gnu glibc (<= 2.20)
• canonical ubuntu linux 10.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 12.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.10
• opensuse opensuse 13.1
• opensuse opensuse 13.2
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00089.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html packetstormsecurity.com
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html packetstormsecurity.com
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 seclists.org
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 seclists.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/18/1 www.openwall.com
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html www.oracle.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71670 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2519-1 www.ubuntu.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805 access.redhat.com
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 seclists.org
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 seclists.org
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02 security.gentoo.org
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17630 Exploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00089.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html packetstormsecurity.com
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html packetstormsecurity.com
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 seclists.org
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 seclists.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/18/1 www.openwall.com
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html www.oracle.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71670 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2519-1 www.ubuntu.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805 access.redhat.com
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 seclists.org
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 seclists.org
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02 security.gentoo.org
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17630 Exploit