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CVE-2013-4357

The eglibc package before 2.14 incorrectly handled the getaddrinfo() function. An attacker could...

7.5 High

The eglibc package before 2.14 incorrectly handled the getaddrinfo() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.23%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The eglibc package before 2.14 incorrectly handled the getaddrinfo() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Record
CVE-2013-4357
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-120
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The eglibc package before 2.14 incorrectly handled the getaddrinfo() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Record
CVE-2013-4357
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4241 No score

The eglibc package before 2.14 incorrectly handled the getaddrinfo() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Record
EUVD-2013-4241
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-66q2-73gm-f5mq 7.5

The eglibc package before 2.14 incorrectly handled the getaddrinfo() function. An attacker could...

The eglibc package before 2.14 incorrectly handled the getaddrinfo() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Record
GHSA-66q2-73gm-f5mq
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-120
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-RU-2015:0794-1 No score

Security update for glibc

This glibc update fixes a critical privilege escalation problem and two non-security issues:

* bnc#892073: An off-by-one error leading to a heap-based buffer
  overflow was found in __gconv_translit_find(). An exploit that
  targets the problem is publicly available. (CVE-2014-5119)
* bnc#892065: setenv-alloca.patch: Avoid unbound alloca in setenv.
* bnc#888347: printf-multibyte-format.patch: Don't parse %s format
  argument as multi-byte string.

Security Issues:

* CVE-2014-5119
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5119>
Record
SUSE-RU-2015:0794-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0253-1 No score

Security update for glibc

This glibc update fixes a critical privilege escalation problem and two non-security issues:

* bnc#892073: An off-by-one error leading to a heap-based buffer
  overflow was found in __gconv_translit_find(). An exploit that
  targets the problem is publicly available. (CVE-2014-5119)
* bnc#892065: setenv-alloca.patch: Avoid unbound alloca in setenv.
* bnc#888347: printf-multibyte-format.patch: Don't parse %s format
  argument as multi-byte string.

Security Issues:

* CVE-2014-5119
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5119>
Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0253-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0439-1 No score

Security update for glibc

This glibc update fixes a critical privilege escalation problem and two non-security issues:

* bnc#892073: An off-by-one error leading to a heap-based buffer
  overflow was found in __gconv_translit_find(). An exploit that
  targets the problem is publicly available. (CVE-2014-5119)
* bnc#892065: setenv-alloca.patch: Avoid unbound alloca in setenv.
* bnc#888347: printf-multibyte-format.patch: Don't parse %s format
  argument as multi-byte string.

Security Issues:

* CVE-2014-5119
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5119>
Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0439-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0551-1 No score

Security update for glibc

This update for glibc contains the following fixes:

* Fix integer overflows in malloc (CVE-2013-4332, bnc#839870)
* Fix buffer overflow in glob (bnc#691365)
* Fix buffer overflow in strcoll (CVE-2012-4412, bnc#779320)
* Update mount flags in <sys/mount.h> (bnc#791928)
* Fix buffer overrun in regexp matcher (CVE-2013-0242, bnc#801246)
* Fix memory leaks in dlopen (bnc#811979)
* Fix stack overflow in getaddrinfo with many results (CVE-2013-1914,
  bnc#813121)
* Fix check for XEN build in glibc_post_upgrade that causes missing
  init re-exec (bnc#818628)
* Don't raise UNDERFLOW in tan/tanf for small but normal argument
  (bnc#819347)
* Properly cross page boundary in SSE4.2 implementation of strcmp
  (bnc#822210)
* Fix robust mutex handling after fork (bnc#827811)
* Fix missing character in IBM-943 charset (bnc#828235)
* Fix use of alloca in gaih_inet (bnc#828637)
* Initialize pointer guard also in static executables (CVE-2013-4788,
  bnc#830268)
* Fix readdir_r with long file names (CVE-2013-4237, bnc#834594).

Security Issues:

* CVE-2012-4412
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4412>
* CVE-2013-0242
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-0242>
* CVE-2013-1914
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1914>
* CVE-2013-4237
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4237>
* CVE-2013-4332
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4332>
* CVE-2013-4788
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4788>
Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0551-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
eglibc
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
before 2.11.3-4+deb6u5, plus listed versions
2.11.2-102.11.2-10+m68k.12.11.2-112.11.2-11+m68k.12.11.2-12
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2.11.2-132.11.3-12.11.3-22.11.3-32.11.3-4
2.11.3-4+deb6u5

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-4357 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Eglibc, published September 13, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.23%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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