SB2019041046 - Data Handling in GNU Glibc
Published: April 10, 2019 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019041046
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Data Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-7254)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The nscd daemon in the GNU C Library (glibc) before version 2.5 does not close incoming client sockets if they cannot be handled by the daemon, allowing local users to carry out a denial of service attack on the daemon.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.