CVE-2014-8121

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

DB_LOOKUP in nss_files/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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-17

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Mar 27, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-8121: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix