CVE - CVE-2013-7423

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-7423	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The send_dg function in resolv/res_send.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 does not properly reuse file descriptors, which allows remote attackers to send DNS queries to unintended locations via a large number of requests that trigger a call to the getaddrinfo function.
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20150128 Re: the other glibc issue URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/28/20 CONFIRM:https://github.com/golang/go/issues/6336 CONFIRM:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15946 GENTOO:GLSA-201602-02 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02 REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1207 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1207 REDHAT:RHSA-2015:0863 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0863.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2015:0351 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00089.html UBUNTU:USN-2519-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2519-1 BID:72844 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72844
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20150128	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150128)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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