CVE-2014-8121
DB_LOOKUP in nss_files/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
02 Description
DB_LOOKUP in nss_files/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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-03-27 14:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:10Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-10-10
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 96a90a9690fd273ee8c021aaf95c80c498af0b4b1141e8f99593ad6d41c1225f
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:1424http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00019.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1165192
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:0470http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2985-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201602-02https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
- sourceware.org[libc-alpha] 20150223 [PATCH] CVE-2014-8121: Fix nss_files file management [BZ#18007]https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-02/msg00617.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0327http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0327.html
- www.securityfocus.com73038http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73038
- www.debian.orgDSA-3480http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3480
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2985-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- glibc Fixed in 2.21-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- glibc Fixed in 2.21-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- glibc Fixed in 2.21-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- eglibc Fixed in 2.19-0ubuntu6.8
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.