UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9402

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9402

    Published: 24 Feb 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9402
    Aliases:
    USN-2519-1

    Summary:

    Details: The nss_dns implementation of getnetbyname in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.21, when the DNS backend in the Name Service Switch configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by sending a positive answer while a network name is being process.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9402, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2519-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9402

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: eglibc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.19-0ubuntu6.6

    Affected versions

    2.17-93ubuntu4

    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