It was found that getaddrinfo() did not limit the amount of stack memory used during name resolution. An attacker able to make an application resolve an attacker-controlled hostname or IP address could possibly cause the application to exhaust all stack memory and crash.
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| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (glibc) | RHSA-2013:1605 | 2013-11-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (glibc) | RHSA-2013:0769 | 2013-04-24 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc | Not affected |
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