CVE-2011-5320
Published: October 18, 2017Last modified: November 9, 2023
Description
scanf and related functions in glibc before 2.15 allow local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a large string of 0s.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.2 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | glibc | Not affected (2.37.0-r0) |
| Stream | glibc | Not affected (2.37.0-r0) |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/12/14
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196745
- https://marc.info/?l=gimp-developer&m=129567990905823&w=2
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13138#c4
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=20b38e0
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3f8cc204fdd0