Resource exhaustion in Glibc - CVE-2013-4332
Published: October 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82081
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4332
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Glibc
Glibc
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15855
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/12/6
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15856
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4332
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15857
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1411.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62324
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04