Stack-based buffer overflows in GNU C Library (glibc) before version 2.23: Denial of Service and Arbitrary Code Execution via Long Argument to nan, nanf, or nanl Function

Stack-based buffer overflows in GNU C Library (glibc) before version 2.23: Denial of Service and Arbitrary Code Execution via Long Argument to nan, nanf, or nanl Function

CVE-2014-9761 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) nan, (2) nanf, or (3) nanl function.

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