CVE-2013-4237

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    CVE-2013-4237

    Published: 9 Oct 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: sysdeps/posix/readdir_r.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.18 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) NTFS or (2) CIFS image.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/55113, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/12/8, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=995839, https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14699, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61729, https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=91ce40854d0b7f865cf5024ef95a8026b76096f3

    Affected packages

    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