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prionPRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2014-9402
HistoryFeb 24, 2015 - 3:59 p.m.

Design/Logic Flaw

2015-02-2415:59:00
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6.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.107 Low

EPSS

Percentile

95.1%

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.