CVE-2013-4237

high

Description

sysdeps/posix/readdir_r.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.18 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) NTFS or (2) CIFS image.

References

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=91ce40854d0b7f865cf5024ef95a8026b76096f3

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14699

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=995839

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61729

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/12/8

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283

http://secunia.com/advisories/55113

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-10-09

Updated: 2023-02-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High