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CVE-2009-4881

Integer overflow in the __vstrfmon_l function in stdlib/strfmon_l.c in the strfmon implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.10.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted format string, as demonstrated by the %99999999999999999999n string, a related issue to CVE-2008-1391.

Published

2010-06-01T20:30:02.727

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-189
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnu glibc ≤ 2.9 Yes
Application gnu glibc 1.00 Yes
Application gnu glibc 1.01 Yes
Application gnu glibc 1.02 Yes
Application gnu glibc 1.03 Yes
Application gnu glibc 1.04 Yes
Application gnu glibc 1.05 Yes
Application gnu glibc 1.06 Yes
Application gnu glibc 1.07 Yes
Application gnu glibc 1.08 Yes
Application gnu glibc 1.09 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.0 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.0.1 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.0.2 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.0.3 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.0.4 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.0.5 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.0.6 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.1 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.1.1 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.1.1.6 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.1.2 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.1.3 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.1.3.10 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.1.9 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.2 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.2.1 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.2.2 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.2.3 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.2.4 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.2.5 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.3 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.3.1 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.3.2 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.3.3 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.3.4 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.3.5 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.3.6 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.3.10 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.4 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.5 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.5.1 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.6 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.6.1 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.7 Yes
Application gnu glibc 2.8 Yes
References