GNU C Library up to 2.12.1 Pattern numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU C Library up to 2.12.1. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument Pattern leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1659. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU C Library up to 2.12.1 (Software Library) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument pattern with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 04/08/2011 as Bug 681054 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1659. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 53430 (CentOS 5 : glibc (CESA-2011:0412)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216011 (VMWare ESXi 4.0.0 Patch Release ESXi400-201110001 Missing (KB1036397)).

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 (66819), Tenable (53430), SecurityFocus (BID 37519†), SecurityTracker (ID 1025450†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31359†). The entries VDB-4308, VDB-51484, VDB-53417 and VDB-57049 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 53430
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : glibc (CESA-2011:0412)
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OpenVAS ID: 881217
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for glibc CESA-2012:0125 centos4
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: 8126d90480fa3e0c5c5cd0d02cb1c93174b45485

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: Bug 681054
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1659 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1659
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57029

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X-Force: 66819
SecurityFocus: 37519
Secunia: 44353
SecurityTracker: 1025450
Vulnerability Center: 31359 - GNU C Library 2.13 and earlier Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability via a Long UTF8 String, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 12/28/2024 17:48
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (64), 03/22/2017 09:40 (7), 10/21/2021 22:43 (7), 10/21/2021 22:56 (1), 12/28/2024 17:48 (19)
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