Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2013-7424

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.

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Affected products

GNU/Glibc
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.14.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1627.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/21nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/72710nvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cginvd

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