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.
EPSS: 0.143 (96.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Gnu Eglibc
- Gnu Glibc — versions 1.00, 1.01, 1.02
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
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.