CVE-2014-9402

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 9
Modified
Published: 24 Feb 2015, 15:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 13:40

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
43/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
8.7% LOW
9% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 Feb 2015, 15:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 13:40
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 8.70%• Percentile: 93%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-399•Resource Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    10.04 | 12.04 | 14.04 | 14.10

  • gnu•glibc

    ≤ 2.20

  • opensuse•opensuse

    13.1 | 13.2

References (14)