CVE-2013-4458

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

9.8

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

1.239

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
GNU C Library (USN-2306-1) libc6_2.19-0ubuntu6.6_i386.deb	Linux
GNU C Library (USN-2306-1) libc6_2.19-0ubuntu6.6_amd64.deb	Linux
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability (CVE-2013-4458)	NCM

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234