CVE-2013-4458

glibc: Stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET6

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.18 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 AF_INET6 address results. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1914.

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en la función getaddrinfo en sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c de GNU C Library (también conocido como glibc o libc6) 2.18 y anteriores versiones permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) a través de (1) un nombre de host o (2) dirección IP que desencadena un gran número de resultados de dirección AF_INET6. NOTA: esta vulnerabilidad existe por un parche incompleto para CVE-2013-1914.

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.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-06-12 CVE Reserved
2013-11-25 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2024-08-29 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16072	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC
https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2013-10/msg00733.html	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html	2023-11-07
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283	2023-11-07
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4458	2014-10-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1022280	2014-10-13

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				<= 2.18 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version " <= 2.18"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.0 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.0"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.0.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.0.1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.0.2 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.0.2"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.0.3 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.0.3"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.0.4 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.0.4"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.0.5 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.0.5"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.0.6 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.0.6"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.1.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.1.1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.1.1.6 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.1.1.6"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.1.2 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.1.2"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.1.3 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.1.3"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.1.9 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.1.9"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.10.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.10.1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.11 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.11"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.11.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.11.1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.11.2 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.11.2"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.11.3 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.11.3"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.12.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.12.1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.12.2 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.12.2"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.13 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.13"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.14 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.14"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.14.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.14.1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.15 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.15"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.16 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.16"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				2.17 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version "2.17"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Debuginfo Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Debuginfo"				11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Debuginfo" and version "11"		sp2		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"				11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "11"		sp2, ltss		Affected