CVE-2011-4609

The svc_run function in the RPC implementation in glibc before 2.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of RPC connections.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767299
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767299

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.13:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2013-05-02 14:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2011-4609

Mitre link : CVE-2011-4609

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-4609

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

glibc

CWE

CWE-399

Resource Management Errors

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