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CVE-2018-19591 HIGH

Published: 2018-12-04 | Last Modified: 2026-06-17 | Status: Modified

Description

In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.28, attempting to resolve a crafted hostname via getaddrinfo() leads to the allocation of a socket descriptor that is not closed. This is related to the if_nametoindex() function.

Additional Descriptions (1)

En la biblioteca GNU C (también conocida como glibc o libc6) hasta la versión 2.28, los intentos para resolver un nombre de host manipulado mediante getaddrinfo() conducen a la asignación de un descriptor de un socket que no está cerrado. Esto está relacionado con la función if_nametoindex().

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Impact Score: 3.6

Base Score: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access VectorNETWORK
Access ComplexityLOW
AuthenticationNONE
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactPARTIAL

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 10.0

Impact Score: 2.9

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-20
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 Secondary
en CWE-404

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
gnu glibc * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd34122d7c0> Application
fedoraproject fedora 28 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd34122c780> Operating System
fedoraproject fedora 29 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd369ad67c0> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References