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CVE-2009-5155


In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.28, parse_reg_exp in posix/regcomp.c misparses alternatives, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) or trigger an incorrect result by attempting a regular-expression match.


Published

2019-02-26T02:29:00.277

Last Modified

2024-11-21T01:11:17.400

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

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-19

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnu glibc < 2.28 Yes
Application netapp cloud_backup * Yes
Application netapp ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility - Yes
Application netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage - Yes

References