Buffer overflow in GNU Glibc
CVE-2013-1914
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Glibc — versions 2.0.1, 2.0.6, 2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/55113 (third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/2 (mailing-list)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/58839 (vdb-entry)
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
- sourceware.org/git/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-1914?
- CVE-2013-1914 is a vulnerability in GNU Glibc, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-04-29.
- Is CVE-2013-1914 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.