Vigil@nce - glibc: out-of-bounds memory reading via proceed_next_node
June 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: BIG-IP Hardware, TMOS, McAfee Web Gateway,
SIMATIC, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SLES.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: data reading, denial of service on service, denial
of service on client.
Provenance: document.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 10/04/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can force a read at an invalid address via
proceed_next_node() of glibc, in order to trigger a denial of
service, or to obtain sensitive information.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/glibc-out-of-bounds-memory-reading-via-proceed-next-node-28995