CVE-2014-9984

glibc: nscd buffer manipulation vulnerability could lead to code execution or crash

Published Jun 12, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 4.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
nscd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before version 2.20 does not correctly compute the size of an internal buffer when processing netgroup requests, possibly leading to an nscd daemon crash or code execution as the user running nscd.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-9788 nscd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before version 2.20 does not correctly compute the size of an internal buffer when processing netgroup requests, possibly leading to an nscd daemon crash or code execution as the user running nscd.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6762-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 2:02 PM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 12, 2017, 1:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:19 AM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Jun 12, 2017, 12:00 AM