CVE-2014-9402
Published · Updated
3Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackepss 7.8%
exploitation probability
7.8%top 5% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
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.
Affected products
n/a · n/aReferences
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00089.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.htmlhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17630http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/18/1http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html