CVE-2014-8121

DB_LOOKUP in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 and earlier does not properly check if a file is…

published March 27, 2015

CVSS
—
EPSS
6%
Percentile
92.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

DB_LOOKUP in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 and earlier does not properly check if a file is open, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by performing a look-up on a database while iterating over it, which triggers the file pointer to be reset.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.05609 · 92.8th percentile
Published
2015-03-27T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAR 14:00Z
    DB_LOOKUP in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 and earlier does not properly check if a file is…
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