CVE-2014-8121

Public on 2015-03-23
Modified on 2015-03-23
Description
It was found that the files back end of Name Service Switch (NSS) did not isolate iteration over an entire database from key-based look-up API calls. An application performing look-ups on a database while iterating over it could enter an infinite loop, leading to a denial of service.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 glibc 2015-03-23 ALAS-2015-495 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 3.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv2 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2014-8121 Mitre: CVE-2014-8121