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CVE-2014-9402

Published: 24 February 2015

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
fixed by any/cvs-getnetbyname.diff in vivid

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
eglibc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

lucid
Released (2.11.1-0ubuntu7.21)
precise
Released (2.15-0ubuntu10.11)
trusty
Released (2.19-0ubuntu6.6)
utopic Does not exist

glibc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.21)
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

utopic
Released (2.19-10ubuntu2.3)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=f80af76648ed97a76745fad6caa3315a79cb1c7c