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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 14.32% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 25 February 2011
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- gnu/eglibc · gnu/glibc
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 14.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/615120Exploit
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=48733Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/26/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/11Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/15
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-got-accidental-code-execution-via.htmlExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Feb/635Exploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Feb/644Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43492Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43830Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43989Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8175
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025290
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11883Exploit
- http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f15ce4d8dc139523fe0c273580b604b2453acba6
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:178
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0412.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0413.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46563Exploit
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0863Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681054Exploit, Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12853
- http://bugs.debian.org/615120Exploit
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=48733Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/26/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/11Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/15
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.