CVE-2014-8121

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8121
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-8121.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-8121
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Withdrawn
2026-01-27T04:13:23.473123Z
Published
2015-03-27T14:59:03Z
Modified
2026-01-27T04:13:23.473123Z
Summary
[none]
Details

DBLOOKUP in nssfiles/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 and earlier does not properly check if a file is open, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by performing a look-up on a database while iterating over it, which triggers the file pointer to be reset.

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Affected packages