Description
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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-1086 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1396-1 | GNU C Library vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:14:27.827Z
Reserved: 2011-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-1071
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-04-08T15:17:27.650
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-1071
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN