Upstream information
Description
The getaddrinfo function in glibc before 2.15, when compiled with libidn and the AI_IDN flag is used, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by an internationalized domain name to ping6.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.1 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | glibc | Affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP2 | glibc | Affected |
| SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | glibc | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | glibc | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | glibc | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | glibc | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for SAP Enterprise Search | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | glibc | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4-LTSS | glibc | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS | glibc | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | glibc | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS | glibc | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | glibc | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | glibc | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS | glibc | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | glibc | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | glibc | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | glibc | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | glibc | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP1 | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 | glibc | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | glibc | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | glibc | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 | glibc | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 | glibc | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | glibc | Unsupported |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Mar 8 11:25:03 2012CVE page last modified: Thu Oct 10 13:24:02 2024