Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting glibc-common package, versions <0:2.17-55.el7_0.5
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Threat Intelligence
Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
97.52% (100th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-GLIBCCOMMON-2041823
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 27 Jan 2015
How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7
glibc-common
to version 0:2.17-55.el7_0.5 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-common
package and not the glibc-common
package as distributed by Centos
.
See How to fix?
for Centos:7
relevant fixed versions and status.
Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and other 2.x versions before 2.18, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) gethostbyname or (2) gethostbyname2 function, aka "GHOST."
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