| Release Date: | 2015-02-23 |
It was found that the files back end of Name Service Switch (NSS) did not isolate iteration over an entire database from key-based look-up API calls. An application performing look-ups on a database while iterating over it could enter an infinite loop, leading to a denial of service.
See more information about CVE-2014-8121 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score: | 3.3 | Base Metrics: | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector: | Adjacent network | Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (glibc) | ELSA-2015-0327 | 2015-03-09 |
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