CVE-2001-0886

Description

Buffer overflow in glob function of glibc allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a glob pattern that ends in a brace "{" character.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.23%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory linuxsecurity.com Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory immunix.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-103	vendor advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-095.php3	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-160.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1752.html	vendor advisory
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-glibc/2001-11/msg00109.html
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-008	vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000447	vendor advisory
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-037-01	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245956	mailing list
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-029.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3707	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7705	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0886?: CVE-2001-0886 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0886?: To fix CVE-2001-0886, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0886 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2001-0886 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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