Eglibc is a lightweight C standard library variant designed for embedded and resource-constrained environments, with vulnerabilities centered on the single product line itself. The observed weakness class involves classic buffer-overflow conditions in memory-handling routines, reflecting the low-level string and buffer operations inherent to a C library implementation. Current exploitation activity, severity distribution, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Eglibc over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
1 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2013-4357HIGH The eglibc package before 2.14 incorrectly handled the getaddrinfo() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. | Dec 31, 2019 | 7.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Eglibc.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Eglibc — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.