The GNU C Library (glibc) denial of service | CVE-2023-6780

NAME
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The GNU C Library (glibc) denial of service

Platforms Affected:
GNU glibc 2.37
GNU glibc 2.38

Risk Level:
5.3

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Denial of Service

DESCRIPTION
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The GNU C Library (glibc) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow in the __vsyslog_internal function. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
None

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Network


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