GNU C Library resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU C Library. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2010-4756. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU C Library (Software Library) (version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 03/02/2011 by Dan Rosenberg (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityreason.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-4756 since 03/02/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83594 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : glibc (SUSE-SU-2013:1251-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165966 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for glibc (SUSE-SU-2013:1251-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (65909), Tenable (83594), SecurityFocus (BID 46740†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53288†). The entries VDB-57048 and VDB-56964 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 83594
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : glibc (SUSE-SU-2013:1251-1)
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10/07/2010 🔍
03/02/2011 +146 days 🔍
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03/20/2015 +1477 days 🔍
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10/07/2015 +140 days 🔍
11/04/2025 +3680 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: securityreason.com
Researcher: Dan Rosenberg
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-4756 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4756
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56679

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X-Force: 65909
SecurityFocus: 46740 - GNU glibc 'addmntent()' Mount Helper Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 53288 - GNU glibc Remote DoS Vulnerability due to an Error in the Glob Implementation, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 11/04/2025 00:56
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (54), 02/03/2018 10:54 (12), 10/18/2021 14:03 (3), 11/04/2025 00:56 (15)
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