CVE-2013-4237 (GCVE-0-2013-4237)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-10-09 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 16:38
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61729 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14699 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Date Public
2012-10-11 00:00
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