CVE-2014-9984
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.045 · 91 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
nscd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before version 2.20 does not correctly compute the size of an internal buffer when processing netgroup requests, possibly leading to an nscd daemon crash or code execution as the user running nscd.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedwago_psirt
Update your managed switch to the latest firmware: 852-303 (>= V1.2.2.S0) 852-1305 (>= V1.1.6.S0) 852-1505 (>= V1.1.5.S0) Firmwares published on Jun 7, 2019 or later are fixed. Please refer to the corresponding manual.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
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affected products (14)
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advisories (2)
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- VDE-2019-013WAGO: Multiple Vulnerabilities in industrial managed switches2019-06-12csaf · wago_psirtDE
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in WAGO 852-303, 852-1305 and 852-1505 industrial managed ethernet switches.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-1478GNU libc: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2018-01-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GNU libc ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes oder mit administrative Privilegien auszuführen oder einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (26)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.htmlcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.htmlcnnvd
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14cnnvd
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16695cnnvd
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=c44496df2f090a56d3bf75df930592dac6bba46fcnnvd
- https://www.gnu.org/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99071cnnvd
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