Explain CVE-2013-1914
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.17 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 domain conversion results.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:1605', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html'}, {'name': '55113', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/55113'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20130403 CVE Request: glibc getaddrinfo() stack overflow', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/2'}, {'name': 'USN-1991-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=947882'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2013:284', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284'}, {'name': '58839', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58839'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15330'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1cef1b19089528db11f221e938f60b9b048945d7'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20130403 Re: CVE Request: glibc getaddrinfo() stack overflow', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/8'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20130405 Re: CVE Request: glibc getaddrinfo() stack overflow', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/05/1'}, {'name': 'GLSA-201503-04', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2013:283', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283'}, {'name': '52817', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/52817'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:0769', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0769.html'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2013:163', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:163'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=813121'}, {'name': '20210901 SEC Consult SA-20210901-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in MOXA devices', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_FULLDISC'], 'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED