CVE-2010-4756
The glob implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted glob expressions that do not match any pathnames, as demonstrated by glob…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The glob implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted glob expressions that do not match any pathnames, as demonstrated by glob expressions in STAT commands to an FTP daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2632.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.61% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- gnu/glibc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://cxib.net/stuff/glob-0day.cExploit
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/89Exploit
- http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/9223Exploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681681
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4756
- http://cxib.net/stuff/glob-0day.cExploit
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/89Exploit
- http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/9223Exploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681681
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4756
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.