CVE-2011-3336 in libc

Prediction

by VulDB Data Team • 01/21/2026

A flaw has been found in <a href="/product/libc">libc</a> on BSD. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component <em>regcomp</em>. 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
• CWE: CWE-400 (confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.5 (VulDB)
• EPSS: 0.06485
• 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/