CVE-2013-7424 (GCVE-0-2013-7424)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-08-26 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:09
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Date Public
2013-07-07 00:00
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