CVE-2009-4880

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the strfmon implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.10.1 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted format string, as demonstrated by a crafted first argument to the money_format function in PHP, a related issue to CVE-2008-1391.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.53% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:111 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1246 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-944-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36443 exploit vdb entry patch
http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10600 exploit
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/67 third party advisory exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/39900 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=199eb0de8d673fb23aa127721054b4f1803d61f3
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59242 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:112 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2058 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524671

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4880?
CVE-2009-4880 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4880?
To fix CVE-2009-4880, 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-2009-4880 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-4880 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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