CVE-2023-4527
Glibc: stack read overflow in getaddrinfo in no-aaaa mode
Description
A flaw was found in glibc. When the getaddrinfo function is called with the AF_UNSPEC address family and the system is configured with no-aaaa mode via /etc/resolv.conf, a DNS response via TCP larger than 2048 bytes can potentially disclose stack contents through the function returned address data, and may cause a crash.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:NIntegrityNone
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka Red Hat, redhat
netapp
commercial·US
gnu
oss-project·USaka g. nu
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
and 21 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
Attack Graph
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Collection
Privilege Escalation
References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5453
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5455
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4527
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