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CVE-2014-9402 json

The nss_dns implementation of getnetbyname in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.21, when the DNS backend in the Name Service Switch config…

published 2015-02-24 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-9223

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.8%
EPSS 7.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The nss_dns implementation of getnetbyname in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.21, when the DNS backend in the Name Service Switch configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by sending a positive answer while a network name is being process.

Patch / fix

  • glibc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.19-14

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9402

  • eglibc Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.19-0ubuntu6.6

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9402

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • glibc RHEL 7 2.17-222.el7
  • nscd RHEL 7 2.17-222.el7
  • glibc-utils RHEL 7 2.17-222.el7
  • glibc-common RHEL 7 2.17-222.el7
  • glibc-debuginfo-common RHEL 7 2.17-222.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:0805

  • glibc SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 2.19-20.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:0526-1

  • glibc openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.24-2.3

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10154-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-9402 updated cvss 1.2

glibc: denial of service in getnetbyname function

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 glibc Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 nscd, glibc, glibc-utils, glibc-common
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) nscd 2.17-222.el7, glibc 2.17-222.el7, glibc-utils 2.17-222.el7, glibc-common 2.17-222.el7, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) nscd 2.17-222.el7, glibc 2.17-222.el7, glibc-utils 2.17-222.el7, glibc-common 2.17-222.el7, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) nscd 2.17-222.el7, glibc 2.17-222.el7, glibc-utils 2.17-222.el7, glibc-common 2.17-222.el7, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) nscd 2.17-222.el7, glibc 2.17-222.el7, glibc-utils 2.17-222.el7, glibc-common 2.17-222.el7, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) nscd 2.17-222.el7, glibc 2.17-222.el7, glibc-utils 2.17-222.el7, glibc-common 2.17-222.el7, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0805

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Exploit prediction

7.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17630 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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