GNU C Library up to 2.21 getanswer_r resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU C Library up to 2.21. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getanswer_r. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-9402. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GNU C Library up to 2.21 (Software Library) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getanswer_r. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was released 12/15/2014 by Florian Weimer with Red Hat as not defined mailinglist post (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9402 since 12/17/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81448 (Debian DSA-3169-1 : eglibc - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 351254 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for glibc: ALAS-2018-1017).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sourceware.org. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99289), Tenable (81448) and SecurityFocus (BID 71670†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-74286, VDB-89667, VDB-92931 and VDB-95678. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 81448
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3169-1 : eglibc - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for glibc FEDORA-2015-2837
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Patch: sourceware.org

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12/15/2014 🔍
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02/23/2015 +68 days 🔍
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03/01/2022 +2562 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: RHSA-2018:0805
Researcher: Florian Weimer
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-9402 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9402
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68431

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X-Force: 99289 - glibc getanswer_r() denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71670 - GNU glibc 'getanswer_r()' Function Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2014 13:47
Updated: 03/01/2022 10:49
Changes: 12/16/2014 13:47 (65), 04/18/2019 14:46 (14), 03/01/2022 10:49 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:DA1:103

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