Unscored severity · published Apr 8, 2011
CVE-2011-1659
Integer overflow in posix/fnmatch.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash)…
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CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Integer overflow in posix/fnmatch.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long UTF8 string that is used in an fnmatch call with a crafted pattern argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1071.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GL
Glibc · Gnu
through 2.13; 1.00; 1.01; 1.02; 1.03; 1.04; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1659
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1659
Exploit
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=48733
Exploit
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-got-accidental-code-execution-via.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/44353
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Exploit
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12583
sourceware.org
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8126d90480fa3e0c5c5cd0d02cb1c93174b45485
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