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DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7423

DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7423 PUBLISHED

The send_dg function in resolv/res_send.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 does not properly reuse file descriptors, which allows remote attackers to send DNS queries to unintended locations via a large number of requests that trigger a call to the getaddrinfo function.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:13glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:14glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:11glibc0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 24, 2015 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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