CVE-2013-4458

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.18 and earlier allows remote…

published December 12, 2013

CVSS
—
EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.18 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 AF_INET6 address results. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1914.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04154 · 90.8th percentile
Published
2013-12-12T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 DEC 18:00Z
    Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.18 and earlier allows remote…
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