Description
Buffer overflow in the extend_buffers function in the regular expression matcher (posix/regexec.c) in glibc, possibly 2.17 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via crafted multibyte characters.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-165-1 | eglibc security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2013-0274 | Buffer overflow in the extend_buffers function in the regular expression matcher (posix/regexec.c) in glibc, possibly 2.17 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via crafted multibyte characters. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1991-1 | GNU C Library vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T14:18:09.596Z
Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-0242
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-02-08T20:55:01.483
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-0242
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN