Security Advisory

CVE-2013-7424

5.1

Vulnerability Description

The getaddrinfo function in glibc before 2.15, when compiled with libidn and the AI_IDN flag is used, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by an internationalized domain name to ping6.
Published Date August 26, 2015
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory