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CVE-2013-7424 Details

Description

The getaddrinfo function in glibc before 2.15, when compiled with libidn and the AI_IDN flag is used, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by an internationalized domain name to ping6.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1627.html CVEVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186614 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=981942 CVE
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18011 CVE
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2e96f1c7 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-17DEPRECATED: Code[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnu glibc
<= 2.14.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-7424
NVD Published Date:
Aug 26, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2013-7424 Details - Not Deferred