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Medium
CVE-2011-5320
scanf and related functions in glibc before 2.15 allow local...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=20b38e0
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13138#c4
- https://marc.info/?l=gimp-developer&m=129567990905823&w=2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/12/14
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196745
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3f8cc204fdd0
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
glibc
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 18th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.