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Vulnerability details: VCID-516p-q81c-aaac
Vulnerability ID VCID-516p-q81c-aaac
Aliases CVE-2014-9402
Summary The nss_dns implementation of getnetbyname in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.21, when the DNS backend in the Name Service Switch configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by sending a positive answer while a network name is being process.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.0
Risk 3.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
System Score Found at
generic_textual Low http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2014/CVE-2014-9402.html
rhas Moderate https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805
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rhbs low https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175369
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-7424
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4043
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9402
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1472
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1473
cvssv2 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9402
generic_textual Low https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2519-1
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
generic_textual HIGH http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00089.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2014/CVE-2014-9402.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2014-9402.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-9402
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3406
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-7424
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4043
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9402
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1472
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1473
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17630
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2519-1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/18/1
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71670
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2519-1
1175369 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175369
775572 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775572
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2014-9402 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9402
RHSA-2018:0805 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805
USN-2519-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/2519-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9402
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.85907
EPSS Score 0.03217
Published At March 28, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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