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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade glibc | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 12, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade glibc-i18ndataUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-devel-32bitUpgrade glibc-localeUpgrade glibc-htmlUpgrade glibc-locale-32bitUpgrade glibc-32bitUpgrade glibc-infoUpgrade glibc-profileUpgrade glibc-profile-32bitUpgrade nscd | Jan 13, 2018 | Jun 12, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc6 (Ubuntu Pro) | May 3, 2024 | Jun 12, 2017 |
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