CVE-2014-9984 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the nscd daemon within GNU C Library (glibc) versions prior to 2.20. This flaw, stemming from incorrect buffer size computation during netgroup requests, could lead to a denial of service (daemon crash) or remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a high-impact threat (confidentiality, integrity, availability) that can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and no user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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