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MEDIUM
CVE-2013-1914
GNU C Library (glibc) Stack-based Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) hostname or (2) IP address that triggers a large number of domain conversion results.

INFO

Published Date :

April 29, 2013, 10:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2013-1914 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-1914 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu glibc
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-1914.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0769.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
http://secunia.com/advisories/52817 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15330
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1cef1b19089528db11f221e938f60b9b048945d7
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:163
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/05/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58839
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=813121
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=947882
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0769.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
http://secunia.com/advisories/52817 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15330
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1cef1b19089528db11f221e938f60b9b048945d7
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:163
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/05/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58839
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=813121
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=947882
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-1914 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-1914 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0769.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/52817
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
    Added Reference http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15330
    Added Reference http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1cef1b19089528db11f221e938f60b9b048945d7
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:163
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/2
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/8
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/05/1
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58839
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=813121
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=947882
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=1cef1b19089528db11f221e938f60b9b048945d7 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1cef1b19089528db11f221e938f60b9b048945d7 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58839 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.10 }} -3.18%

score

0.85627

percentile

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