CVE-2013-7423
5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.8%
The send_dg function in resolv/res_send.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 does not properly reuse file descriptors, which allows remote attackers to send DNS queries to unintended locations via a large number of requests that trigger a call to the getaddrinfo function.
Affected configurations
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00089.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0863.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/28/20
www.securityfocus.com/bid/72844
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2519-1
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1207
github.com/golang/go/issues/6336
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15946
Related
5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.8%