#VU81447 Use-after-free in Glibc - CVE-2023-4806

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#VU81447 Use-after-free in Glibc - CVE-2023-4806

Published: October 3, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81447
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4806
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Glibc
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the getaddrinfo() function. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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