CVE-2013-1914 in C Library
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.17 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 domain conversion results.
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Reservation
02/19/2013
Disclosure
04/29/2013
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8177 | GNU C Library getaddrinfo.c getaddrinfo memory corruption | 119 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2013-1914 |