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.
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DLA-165-1 | eglibc security update |
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EUVD-2013-1908 | 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. |
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USN-1991-1 | GNU C Library vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:37.241Z
Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2013-1914

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2013-04-29T22:55:01.057
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2013-1914


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