CVE-2011-3336 in libc

Prediction

by VulDB Data Team • 01/21/2026

A flaw has been found in libc on BSD. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component regcomp. This manipulation causes resource consumption. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.

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• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-342152
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-400 (confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.5 (VulDB)
• EPSS: 0.24637
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3336
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3336
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2011-3336/