CVE-2014-8121 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc) affecting versions 2.21 and earlier, specifically within the Name Service Switch (NSS) component. An attacker can trigger an infinite loop by performing a database lookup while iterating over it, causing the file pointer to reset. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:vmware:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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