Vulnerability identifier: #VU50362
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Glibc
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary within the sysdeps/i386/ldbl2mpn.c in the GNU C Library on x86 systems. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application that uses the vulnerable version of glibc and crash it.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Glibc: 1.00 - 2.22.90
External links
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-20
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210122-0004/
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26649
http://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2020-September/117779.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.