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CVE-2018-19591

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Published: Dec 4, 2018Modified: Dec 3, 2025

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.28, attempting to resolve a crafted hostname via getaddrinfo() leads to the allocation of a socket descriptor that is not closed. This is related to the if_nametoindex() function.

Affected (3)

Products: Gnu: Glibc · Fedoraproject: Fedora
1 product
Glibc
1 product
Fedora
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 2.28
Configuration B
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Fedoraproject
Version 28
Version 29

References (22)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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