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    CVE-2014-9761

    Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or 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.

    Published:May 19, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Apr 19, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.02444
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Glibc
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Debuginfo
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Desktop
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Server
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Suse Linux Enterprise Server

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00037.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00038.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00039.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00042.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0680.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/11
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83306
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1916
    https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
    https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16962
    https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-02/msg00502.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00037.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00038.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00039.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00042.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0680.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/11
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83306
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1916
    https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
    https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16962
    https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-02/msg00502.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High