Vulnerability in GNU Glibc
CVE-2009-4880
Multiple integer overflows in the strfmon implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.10.1 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted format string, as demonstrated by a crafted first argument to the money_format function in PHP, a related issue to CVE-2008-1391.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.112 (95.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.112 · newest: 0.112 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Glibc — versions 2.5.1, 2.3.2, 2.2.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1246 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-944-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36443 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit)
- securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/67 (Exploit, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/39900 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- sourceware.org/git/
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59242 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-4880?
- CVE-2009-4880 is a vulnerability in GNU Glibc, classified under CWE-189. Published 2010-06-01.
- Is CVE-2009-4880 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.