GNU glibc 'getaddrinfo()' CVE-2013-4357 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	67992
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2013-4357
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 18 2013 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 16 2014 01:47PM
Credit:	maksymilian arciemowicz
Vulnerable:	Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server GNU glibc 0
Not Vulnerable:

GNU glibc 'getaddrinfo()' CVE-2013-4357 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

GNU glibc is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the application, denying service to legitimate users. Due to the nature of this issue arbitrary code execution may be possible, but this has not been confirmed.

GNU glibc 'getaddrinfo()' CVE-2013-4357 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

GNU glibc 'getaddrinfo()' CVE-2013-4357 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

GNU glibc 'getaddrinfo()' CVE-2013-4357 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• GNU C Library Homepage (GNU)