In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.28, attempting to resolve a crafted hostname via getaddrinfo() leads to the allocation of a socket descriptor that is not closed. This is related to the if_nametoindex() function.
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Published : 2018-12-04 16:29
Updated : 2024-02-04 20:03
NVD link : CVE-2018-19591
Mitre link : CVE-2018-19591
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-19591
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Products Affected
gnu
- glibc
fedoraproject
- fedora
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation