Stack-based Buffer Overflow in getaddrinfo Function in GNU C Library (glibc) 2.18 and Earlier

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in getaddrinfo Function in GNU C Library (glibc) 2.18 and Earlier

CVE-2013-4458 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.18 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 AF_INET6 address results. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1914.

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