DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8121

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8121
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8121.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8121
Upstream
Published
2015-03-27T14:59:03Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:44:27.238625Z
Summary
[none]
Details

DBLOOKUP in nssfiles/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 and earlier does not properly check if a file is open, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by performing a look-up on a database while iterating over it, which triggers the file pointer to be reset.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.21-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.21-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.21-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.21-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}