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CVE-2014-9984

CRITICALEPSS 90th pctl
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

nscd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before version 2.20 does not correctly compute the size of an internal buffer when processing netgroup requests, possibly leading to an nscd daemon crash or code execution as the user running nscd.

How to fix

Remediation Available
glibcDebian
Fixed in:2.19-14CVE-2014-9984
Fixed in:2.19-14CVE-2014-9984
Fixed in:2.19-14CVE-2014-9984
Fixed in:2.19-14CVE-2014-9984
eglibcUbuntu
Fixed in:2.19-0ubuntu6.15+esm3USN-6762-1
glibcUbuntu
Fixed in:2.23-0ubuntu11.3+esm6USN-6762-1
Fixed in:2.27-3ubuntu1.6+esm2USN-6762-1
libc6Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.19-0ubuntu6.15+esm3USN-6762-1
Fixed in:2.23-0ubuntu11.3+esm6USN-6762-1
Fixed in:2.27-3ubuntu1.6+esm2USN-6762-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days
90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

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