CVE-2011-1659
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Integer overflow in posix/fnmatch.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long UTF8 string that is used in an fnmatch call with a crafted pattern argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1071.
Find out more about CVE-2011-1659 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (glibc) | RHSA-2012:0125 | 2012-02-13 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (glibc) | RHSA-2011:0413 | 2011-04-04 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (glibc) | RHSA-2011:0412 | 2011-04-04 |
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