Security Bulletin
Summary
The GNU C Library (glibc) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an invalid free error in the getaddrinfo() function when used with the AI_IDN flag. An attacker able to make an application call this function could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2013-7424
DESCRIPTION:
The GNU C Library (glibc) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an invalid free error in the getaddrinfo() function when used with the AI_IDN flag. An attacker able to make an application call this function could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101073 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Netezza Host Management 5.4.0.0 and prior releases.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
18 January 2016: Original version published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 October 2019
UID
swg21974624