glibc: stack overflow in getaddrinfo()'s use of alloca()
Published Dec 31, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.23%
Description
The eglibc package before 2.14 incorrectly handled the getaddrinfo() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Affected products
-
- Version before 2.14StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
- 11.0
Configuration 3
- 6.0
- 7.0
Configuration 4
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 14.04
Configuration 5
- 18
- 19
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
glibc
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
glibc
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
glibc
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | glibc | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glibc | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue has already been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0022.html and in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 via http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0763.html
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03225) | 87.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03225) | 86.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.98% (0.01976) | 82.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00286) | 69.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00286) | 67.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00286) | 63.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/17/4 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4357 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4357 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1009643 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4357 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4357 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95103 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4357
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4357 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4357
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