Description
In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.28, parse_reg_exp in posix/regcomp.c misparses alternatives, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) or trigger an incorrect result by attempting a regular-expression match.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2009-5109 | In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.28, parse_reg_exp in posix/regcomp.c misparses alternatives, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) or trigger an incorrect result by attempting a regular-expression match. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4954-1 | GNU C Library vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.298Z
Reserved: 2019-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-5155
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Status : Modified
Published: 2019-02-26T02:29:00.277
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:11:17.400
Link: CVE-2009-5155
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN