CVE-2014-9402

Publication date 24 February 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
eglibc	14.10 utopic	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.19-0ubuntu6.6
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 2.15-0ubuntu10.11
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.21
glibc	14.10 utopic	Fixed 2.19-10ubuntu2.3
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

fixed by any/cvs-getnetbyname.diff in vivid

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
glibc	Upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=f80af76648ed97a76745fad6caa3315a79cb1c7c

CVE-2014-9402

Status

Notes

mdeslaur

Patch details

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