CVE-2013-1914

CVE-2013-1914 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 4% (90th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-119
• Affected product: Gnu Glibc
• Published: 2013-04-29
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) hostname or (2) IP address that triggers a large number of domain conversion results.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-1914?

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) hostname or (2) IP address that triggers a large number of domain conversion results.

How severe is CVE-2013-1914?

CVE-2013-1914 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2013-1914 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 4% (90th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2013-1914?

CVE-2013-1914 primarily affects Gnu Glibc. In total, 36 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1914?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2013-1914 published?

CVE-2013-1914 was published on 2013-04-29 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0769.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
• http://secunia.com/advisories/52817
• http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
• http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15330
• http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1cef1b19089528db11f221e938f60b9b048945d7
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:163
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/8
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/05/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58839
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html
• https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=813121
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=947882
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04

Affected products (36)

• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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