7.8 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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.
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | fixed by any/cvs-getnetbyname.diff in vivid |