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CVE-2013-4237

Published: 9 October 2013

sysdeps/posix/readdir_r.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.18 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) NTFS or (2) CIFS image.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
may only affect powerpc in practice

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
eglibc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid
Released (2.11.1-0ubuntu7.13)
precise
Released (2.15-0ubuntu10.5)
quantal
Released (2.15-0ubuntu20.2)
raring
Released (2.17-0ubuntu5.1)
saucy
Released (2.17-93ubuntu2)
upstream Needed

Patches:
other: http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2013-05/msg00445.html
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=91ce40854d0b7f865cf5024ef95a8026b76096f3