CVE-2014-8121: canonical ubuntu_linux DEPRECATED: Code
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-8121 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) DEPRECATED: Code vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 5Timeline
- 27-03-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
5.61%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 5.61% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (sourceware.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Suse2 products
- suse_linux_enterprise_desktop11:sp3 | 11:sp4
- suse_linux_enterprise_server11.0:sp3 | 11.0:sp4
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 15.10
Debian1 product
- glibc< 2.21-1
Gnu1 product
- glibc≤ 2.21
Ubuntu1 product
- eglibc< 2.19-0ubuntu6.8
5 vendors · 6 products
References
14 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00019.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing List
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing List
