CVE-2013-4237

glibc < 2.18 - Denial of Service and Possible Remote Code Execution via Crafted NTFS or CIFS Image

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

sysdeps/posix/readdir_r.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.18 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) NTFS or (2) CIFS image.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/12/8
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61729
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283

Scores

EPSS 0.0105
EPSS Percentile 77.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (27)
gnu/glibc 2.0
gnu/glibc 2.0.1
gnu/glibc 2.0.2
gnu/glibc 2.0.3
gnu/glibc 2.0.4
gnu/glibc 2.0.5
gnu/glibc 2.0.6
gnu/glibc 2.1
gnu/glibc 2.1.1
gnu/glibc 2.1.1.6
... and 17 more
Published Oct 09, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026