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CVE-2014-3484

CRITICAL 9.8

Our Analysis: General Purpose

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Published Date February 20, 2020
Last Modified November 21, 2024
CVSS Vector Not Available

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the __dn_expand function in network/dn_expand.c in musl libc 1.1x before 1.1.2 and 0.9.13 through 1.0.3 allow remote attackers to (1) have unspecified impact via an invalid name length in a DNS response or (2) cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid name length in a DNS response, related to an infinite loop with no output.

Potentially Affected Vendors