Vulnerability in GNU Eglibc
CVE-2011-1071
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.143 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.143 · newest: 0.143 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Eglibc
- GNU Glibc — versions 1.00, 1.01, 1.02
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46563 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8175 (third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/46397 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0412.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0863 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/615120 (Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/43989 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1071?
- CVE-2011-1071 is a vulnerability in GNU Eglibc, classified under CWE-399. Published 2011-04-08.
- Is CVE-2011-1071 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.