CVE-2011-1071
The GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.12.2 and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a...
- Published
- Apr 8, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Feb 25, 2011
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 96.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.12.2 and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a long UTF8 string that is used in an fnmatch call, aka a "stack extension attack," a related issue to CVE-2010-2898, CVE-2010-1917, and CVE-2007-4782, as originally reported for use of this library by Google Chrome.
Sources
1Simon Berry-Byrne · multiple · Feb 25, 2011
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