Vulnerability in GNU Glibc
CVE-2014-9402
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.
EPSS: 0.078 (94.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Gnu Glibc
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.04, 12.04, 14.04
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9402?
- CVE-2014-9402 is a vulnerability in GNU Glibc, classified under CWE-399. Published 2015-02-24.
- Is CVE-2014-9402 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.