Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 12, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-9984

Description

nscd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before version 2.20 does not correctly compute the size of an internal buffer when processing netgroup requests, possibly leading to an nscd daemon crash or code execution as the user running nscd.

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Affected products

GNU/Glibc2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.19
- (no CPE)range: <2.20
GNU/nscdllm-create
Range: <2.20
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS
Range: < 2.19-22.24.5

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References

sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.htmlnvd
packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.htmlnvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99071nvd
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14nvd
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7nvd
sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cginvd

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