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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BID:72844 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72844 CONFIRM:https://github.com/golang/go/issues/6336 CONFIRM:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15946 FULLDISC:20210901 SEC Consult SA-20210901-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in MOXA devices URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0 GENTOO:GLSA-201602-02 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02 MISC:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20150128 Re: the other glibc issue URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/28/20 REDHAT:RHSA-2015:0863 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0863.html REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1207 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1207 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
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20150128	Disclaimer: The record 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)
N/A
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