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CVE-2014-8121

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Published: Mar 27, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

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5.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

DB_LOOKUP in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 and earlier does not properly check if a file is open, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by performing a look-up on a database while iterating over it, which triggers the file pointer to be reset.

Affected (9)

2 products
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop
Suse Linux Enterprise Server
1 product
Glibc
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Suse
Version 11 sp3
Version 11 sp4
Suse
Version 11.0 sp3
Version 11.0 sp3
Version 11.0 sp4
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 2.21
Configuration C
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Version 12.04
Version 14.04
Version 15.10

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References (20)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ExploitIssue Tracking
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitIssue Tracking
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit

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