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-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 |
USN-6762-1 | GNU C Library vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T14:02:37.523Z
Reserved: 2017-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-9984
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-06-12T13:29:00.183
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2014-9984
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN