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CVE-2014-3484

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.20%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-02-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2014-3484
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.20%

Original NVD Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the __dn_expand function in network/dn_expand.c in musl libc 1.1x before 1.1.2 and 0.9.13 through 1.0.3 allow remote attackers to (1) have unspecified impact via an invalid name length in a DNS response or (2) cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid name length in a DNS response, related to an infinite loop with no output.

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