nscd: Stack-based buffer overflow in netgroup cache If the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) fixed size cache is exhausted by client requests then a subsequent client request for netgroup data may result in a stack-based buffer overflow. This flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0005 | broken link |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0011/ | third party advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html | third party advisory mailing list |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5 | third party advisory mailing list |