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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19591
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19591
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.28, attempting to resolve a crafted hostname via getaddrinfo() leads to the allocation of a socket descriptor that is not closed. This is related to the if_nametoindex() function.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 4, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated