Vulnerability in Gnu Glibc

CVE-2010-4052

Stack consumption vulnerability in the regcomp implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.3, and 2.12.x through 2.12.2, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a…

EPSS: 0.513 (98.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Gnu Glibc — versions 1.00, 1.01, 1.02
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4052?
CVE-2010-4052 is a vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under CWE-399. Published 2011-01-13.
Is CVE-2010-4052 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.