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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.18-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.18-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.18-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.18-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.18-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | glibc | {"endIncluding":"2.18"} | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.0 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.0.1 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.0.2 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.0.3 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.0.4 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.0.5 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.0.6 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.1 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.1.1 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.1.1.6 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.1.2 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.1.3 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.1.9 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.10.1 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.11 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.11.1 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.11.2 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.11.3 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.12.1 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.12.2 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.13 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.14 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.14.1 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.15 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.16 | |
| gnu | glibc | 2.17 | |
| suse | linux_enterprise_debuginfo | 11 | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16072
- https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2013-10/msg00733.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4458
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.