CVE-2014-9761

CVE Details

Release Date:2014-05-19
Impact:Moderate What is this?

Description


Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the GNU C Library (aka glibcor libc6) before 2.23 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) nan, (2) nanf, or (3) nanl function.

See more information about CVE-2014-9761 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 5.1
Vector String: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (glibc)ELSA-2017-06802017-03-27
Oracle Linux version 7 (glibc)ELSA-2017-19162017-08-07
Oracle VM version 3.3 (glibc)OVMSA-2017-00512017-03-29
Oracle VM version 3.4 (glibc)OVMSA-2017-00512017-03-29


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