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CVE-2013-4458

CVE-2013-4458

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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.

EPSS 4.2% · Fix available

Published
Updated

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • n/a

    Versions
    • n/a: Affected

    No fix published

  • glibc Debian:12

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.18-1

    Update to 2.18-1

  • glibc Debian:13

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.18-1

    Update to 2.18-1

  • glibc Debian:14

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.18-1

    Update to 2.18-1

Original sources

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