Description
Integer overflow in the __vstrfmon_l function in stdlib/strfmon_l.c in the strfmon implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.10.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted format string, as demonstrated by the %99999999999999999999n string, a related issue to CVE-2008-1391.
Published: 2010-06-01
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2058-1 New glibc packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-4844 Integer overflow in the __vstrfmon_l function in stdlib/strfmon_l.c in the strfmon implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.10.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted format string, as demonstrated by the %99999999999999999999n string, a related issue to CVE-2008-1391.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:17:26.146Z

Reserved: 2010-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-4881

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-06-01T20:30:02.727

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2009-4881

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2008-03-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-4881 - Bugzilla

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